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Corporate Citizenship Summary

GREATER TECHNOLOGY GREATER GOOD

AMD CANADA

At AMD, we are at our best when bringing great products

to market. We create high-performance semiconductor

solutions that are designed to help solve some of the

world’s toughest challenges. This is our driving motivation

— to enable the world’s creators, researchers, inventors,

and explorers to transform the lives of those around them

through immersive and instinctive computing.

With this purpose comes great responsibility to our

employees, our community, and our planet. Since 1995,

AMD employees have contributed more than 196,000

hours of volunteer service and millions of dollars to the

communities where we live and work. We earned a score

of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate

Equality Index, and 100% of our direct suppliers

completed their self-assessment questionnaires covering

social, environmental, and ethical risk. Our 25x20 Energy

Efficiency Initiative — designed to deliver at least 25

times more energy efficiency with our mobile Accelerated

Processing Units (APU) by 2020 over a 2014 baseline —

is ahead of schedule and was recognized with Edison

and Environmental Leader awards. Our products drive

an immense sense of pride among our global employees

and provide a lasting difference for our world.

As a company, we are extremely proud to create high-

performance computing and graphics products that lead

the industry, and to do that in a manner that leaves the

world a better place.

Dr. Lisa SuPresident and CEO

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO

GRAPHICSAMD combines breakthrough graphics architecture with cutting-edge software to power

platforms that can handle the most challenging, important, and graphics-intensive applications

today, including gaming, machine intelligence, and virtual and augmented reality.

COMPUTE AMD’s high-performance microprocessors and chipsets deliver powerful, efficient performance

for consumer and commercial devices like desktops, notebooks, and servers.

SOLUTIONS AMD has leadership high-performance graphics and compute design capabilities, uniquely

enabling us to differentiate solutions for customers and partners. From embedded products that

power medical imaging devices and digital signage to semi-custom processors for leading game

consoles and beyond, AMD technology is everywhere.

WHAT WE MAKE

WHO WE ARE

Since our founding in 1969, AMD has

driven innovation in high-performance

computing, graphics, and visualization

technologies — the building blocks

for gaming, immersive platforms,

and the datacenter. Hundreds of

millions of consumers, leading Fortune

500 businesses, and cutting-edge

scientific research facilities rely on AMD

technology daily to improve how they

live, work, and play. AMD employees

around the world are focused on

building great products that push

the boundaries of what is possible.

Gaming Machine Intelligence

Virtual & Augmented Reality

Client Systems

Infrastructure & Cloud

Semi-Custom Vertical Platforms

Partnerships

Learn more at AMD.com

We work to ensure that working conditions throughout our supply chain are safe, and that everyone involved in delivering

AMD products — from the design lab to the manufacturing line — is treated with dignity and respect.

We nurture an inclusive work environment where employees bring their unique perspectives and passions to work every day.

We are committed to operations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and electricity use. We focus on developing energy-

efficient processors, and our 2020 climate goals are verified by the Science Based Targets initiative.

We contribute to our local communities through the time and talent of our workforce in company-sponsored volunteer events.

We believe that immersive and instinctive computing will transform our lives, and we are inspired by how digital technology

has improved our world. From helping students learn to creating innovative new therapies for veterans to mapping the

universe we live in — AMD technology powering the systems that are opening new doors to a better world.

CORE ISSUES

Corporate responsibility issue

prioritization helps us refine

our strategic focus and resource

allocation, build a foundation

for a forward-looking strategy,

and communicate effectively

with key stakeholders.

DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY Cybersecurity is a top priority at AMD. This focus

extends across all tiers and work groups within our

company — including policies that govern our corporate

operations, practices that help keep our intellectual

property and the information we hold safe, and product

innovations that support strong protections for our

customers.

HUMAN RIGHTS & LABOR ISSUES We strive to ensure that our materials are sourced

ethically and that our supply chain is managed

responsibly. Our goal is to deliver high-quality products

while ensuring working conditions throughout our

supply chain are safe and workers are treated with dignity

and respect.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY & CLIMATE CHANGE Our climate goals for the year 2020 span AMD’s business

operations and have been verified by the Science Based

Targets initiative. We are steadfast in our goals for

environmental stewardship — whether sourcing

renewable energy for our offices, demonstrating

world-class manufacturing with wafer suppliers, or

efficiently powering millions of AMD-equipped devices.

ROLE OF IT IN SOCIETY We believe that our technology should promote

and enable a more equitable, safe, and healthy world.

At the same time, we make conscious efforts to prevent

or minimize negative impacts from the manufacturing

or use of our products.

Studies show technology increases student

engagement and makes certain tasks easier.

Proving that learning improves with such tools,

on the other hand, is more difficult. However, there

is potential in VR technology — due to its immersive,

3D nature with the combination of visual, auditory,

and kinesthetic learning models — to better engage

students and help them to retain key concepts.

To test this theory, AMD and Hunters Lane

High School in Nashville, Tennessee, launched a

six-week experiment to determine student and

teacher perceptions of VR-based learning and

evaluate the potential for integrating VR

effectively into the classroom.

“Our preliminary information indicates students have

better retention of the information because instead

of learning it one dimensionally, they experience the

content on multiple levels,” said Dr. Susan Kessler,

Hunters Lane principal. “The more experience-based

content you have, the more likely kids are going to

feel connected to it.”

Perhaps most importantly, the VR experiment

made students at Hunters Lane High School curious,

and that can go a long way in helping develop

student agency.

“Virtual reality is going to change everything for

them,” predicted Todd Duncan, Hunters Lane librarian.

“It’s going to get them excited and engaged. Students

are going to want to come to classes where VR is

utilized as part of the lesson, and teachers can use

it in just about every subject. What you can do with

VR is truly limitless.”

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY

Founded in 1999, UNETE is the largest organization

in Mexico supporting public education (K–12) by

introducing technology to classrooms nationwide.

Their non-profit mission is to improve the quality

and equity of education by developing digital skills.

As UNETE CEO Alejandro Almazán Zimerman

explains, “The schools in Mexico are completely

underserved. Currently there are more than 30,000

schools that do not have access to technology.”

“AMD products offer a very good cost-benefit

relationship. They offer proper performance for our

educational aims, and the affordable cost allows us

to reach more children. What AMD allows us, in a

nutshell, is to do more with less,” says José Rubén

Martínez, UNETE’s CTO and COO.

Since its founding, UNETE has purchased more than

30,000 AMD-based products.

Each school year, more than 2.6 million students and

over 100,000 teachers benefit from UNETE support.

To date, the organization has equipped more than

8,500 schools with computers, servers, and other

technological resources across all of Mexico’s 32

states — with a special focus on regions where

poverty and marginalization rates are highest.

Zimerman emphasized, “The important thing is that

those computers are not just thrown into the class-

room with the expectation of a magical effect. There

is a lot of work behind the scenes that we have been

improving upon school year after school year. We feel

very fortunate to be working with AMD in this pursuit.”

Learn more at unete.org/english

DIGITAL INCLUSION

ACROSS MEXICO

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

For more than 35 years, AMD has

invested time, money, and technology

in organizations that help strengthen

communities worldwide. Our

employees also continue to make their

communities a better place through

volunteerism and donations to local

organizations. Since 1995, AMD’s

workforce has performed more than

196,000 hours of volunteer service

and contributed $16.4 million USD to

charitable causes.

Parks Restored

8

Trees, SeedlingsPlanted

1,050

Meals Packed, Cooked, Served

44,000

Bags ofLitter Collected

290

Educational Packets Assembled

2,000

Raised for Charity

$115K+

Volunteers1,600+

Volunteer Hours6,400

Global Sites Participated

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AMD CARESDAY OF SERVICE 2017STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE

AMD has always believed that workplace volunteering strengthens

our communities, our employees, and our company. Every year

we amplify this message through our annual AMD Cares Day of

Service, encouraging our global workforce to volunteer in social and

environmental projects, reinforcing our longstanding commitment

to our communities.

AMD REGIONS

Europe, Middle East, & Africa

Asia-Pacific

Greater China

The Americas

RESPONSIBILITY ON A GLOBAL SCALE

Penang, Malaysia – Business Ser vices

Hyderabad, India – R&D, Design

Istanbul, Turkey – Sales

Grenoble, France – Sales

Tokyo, Japan – Sales

Sydney, Australia – Sales

Melbourne, Australia – Sales

Seoul, South Korea – Sales

Shanghai, China – R&D, Design

Taipei, Taiwan, China – R&D, Design

Jakarta, Indonesia – Sales

Bangkok, Thailand – Sales

Cyberjaya, Malaysia – Business Ser vices

New Delhi, India – Sales

Mumbai, India – Sales

Singapore – R&D, Design

Paris, France – Sales

Beijing, China – Corporate, R&D, Design

Brussels, Belgium- Sales

Shenzhen, China – R&D, Design, Business Ser vices, Sales

Hong Kong, China – Sales

Bengaluru, India– R&D, Design

Dubai, UAE – Sales

Moscow, Russia – Sales

Chongqing, China – Sales

Milan, Italy – Sales

Munich, Germany – Business Ser vices & Sales

Orlando, FL – R&D, Design

Atlanta, GA – Business Ser vices

Mexico City – Sales

São Paulo, Brazil – Sales

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Sales

San Diego, CA - SalesLos Angeles, CA - Sales

Austin, TX – Corporate, R&D, Design

Santa Clara, CA – Corporate,Business Ser vices, R&D, Design

Bellevue, WA – R&D, Design

Markham, Ontario– Business Ser vices, R&D, Design

Fort Collins, CO– R&D, Design Boxborough, MA – R&D, Design

Hsinchu, Taiwan, China – R&D, Design,Business Ser vices

Suzhou, China – Business Ser vices

Fleet, UK – Sales

MARKHAMEstablished: 1985; Acquired

by AMD in 2006

Operations: AMD Canadian

Headquarters and graphics R&D center

AUSTINEstablished: 1978

Operations: Corporate, R&D, Design

BRAZIL & LATIN AMERICAOperations: Business Services and Sales

Offices in São Paulo, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires

R&D, Design

Business Ser vices

Corporate Offices

Sales

SANTA CLARAEstablished: 2017; Original HQ

in Sunnyvale, 1969

Operations: AMD Corporate

Headquarters, R&D, Design

Penang, Malaysia – Business Ser vices

Hyderabad, India – R&D, Design

Istanbul, Turkey – Sales

Grenoble, France – Sales

Tokyo, Japan – Sales

Sydney, Australia – Sales

Melbourne, Australia – Sales

Seoul, South Korea – Sales

Shanghai, China – R&D, Design

Taipei, Taiwan, China – R&D, Design

Jakarta, Indonesia – Sales

Bangkok, Thailand – Sales

Cyberjaya, Malaysia – Business Ser vices

New Delhi, India – Sales

Mumbai, India – Sales

Singapore – R&D, Design

Paris, France – Sales

Beijing, China – Corporate, R&D, Design

Brussels, Belgium- Sales

Shenzhen, China – R&D, Design, Business Ser vices, Sales

Hong Kong, China – Sales

Bengaluru, India– R&D, Design

Dubai, UAE – Sales

Moscow, Russia – Sales

Chongqing, China – Sales

Milan, Italy – Sales

Munich, Germany – Business Ser vices & Sales

Orlando, FL – R&D, Design

Atlanta, GA – Business Ser vices

Mexico City – Sales

São Paulo, Brazil – Sales

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Sales

San Diego, CA - SalesLos Angeles, CA - Sales

Austin, TX – Corporate, R&D, Design

Santa Clara, CA – Corporate,Business Ser vices, R&D, Design

Bellevue, WA – R&D, Design

Markham, Ontario– Business Ser vices, R&D, Design

Fort Collins, CO– R&D, Design Boxborough, MA – R&D, Design

Hsinchu, Taiwan, China – R&D, Design,Business Ser vices

Suzhou, China – Business Ser vices

Fleet, UK – SalesBEIJINGEstablished: 2004

Operations: Greater China

Headquarters, R&D, Design

TAIPEIEstablished: 1987

Operations: Business Services

HYDER ABADEstablished: 2008

Operations: R&D, Design focusing on

graphics and computing solutions

BENGALURUEstablished: 2004

Operations: R&D, Design

focusing on graphics

and computing solutions

MAL AYSIAPenang Established: 1972

Operations: Business Services

Cyberjaya Established: 2008

Operations: Business Services

EUROPE & MIDDLE EASTOperations: Business Services, Sales

SHANGHAIEstablished: 2006

Operations: Shanghai Research

and Development Center (SRDC);

AMD’s largest system design hub

outside of the United States

SINGAPORE Established: 1984

Operations: Singapore Product Development

Center (SPDC) and APJ Sales & Marketing

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

We design energy-efficient processors while continuing to meet users’

performance expectations. Through AMD’s award-winning 25x20 Energy

Efficiency Initiative, we remain on track to reach an ambitious goal,

and third parties are taking notice of our achievements.

2015“Carrizo”

2016“Bristol Ridge”

2014“Kaveri”

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For more information and substantiation please go to www.amd.com/25x20

energy usage (variable “E”) as defined by: ETEC (Typical Energy Consumption for notebook computers), Energy Star Program Requirements Rev 6.1 10/2014. AMD “Kaveri” represents the baseline of 1.0X for CPU, GPU, and ETEC.

“Carrizo” 277/2709 (123%), “Bristol Ridge” 279/3234 (136%), “Raven Ridge” 667/4425 (247%). Results may vary with configuration and driver versions. RVM-53

• AMD Reference Platform“Kaveri” AMD FX-7600P 2x4GB DDR3L-1600Crucial CT256M4SSD2Windows 8.1 x64 9600Graphics Driver 13.350.0.01366x768 • AMD Reference Platform“Carrizo” AMD FX-8800P2x2GB DDR3-1866Crucial CT256M550SSD1Windows 10 x64 10586Graphics Driver 21.19.137.5141366x768 • AMD Reference Platform“Bristol Ridge” AMD FX-9830P2x4GB DDR4-2133Crucial CT256M4SSD2Windows 10 x64 10586Graphics Driver 21.19.137.5141366x768 • AMD Reference Platform“Raven Ridge” AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700U2x4GB DDR4-2400Samsung 850 Pro SSDWindows 10 x64 16299.64Graphics Driver: 23.20.768.01920x1080

ACCELERATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Additional energy efficiency gains from the AMD Ryzen™ Processor with Radeon™ Vega Graphics

keep AMD ahead of the trend line needed to achieve our 25x20 goal.

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AMD has nearly 50 years of technology innovation and leadership and this is just the start. AMD

Canada’s deep roots in Markham, Ontario, Canada have resulted in an 1,800-plus workforce in Markham

that is without peer in Canada for the design and development of leading-edge semiconductors.

Recently, AMD Canada’s deep talent pool – software and hardware architects, business managers,

engineers, and students – have been critically involved in the development of some truly revolutionary

products – Ryzen™ processors, Radeon™ graphics, and EPYC™ processors. These products are at the

heart of many laptops, desktops, workstations, servers, and game consoles, and enable everything

from high performance computing, “big data” analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning

(AI & ML) to electronic gaming and virtual reality/augmented reality (AR/VR) systems.

Our Markham site continues to be a site of innovation and growth within AMD. Over the past few years,

AMD Canada has grown significantly. The reason for this growth is obvious – the culture, teamwork

and creativity of our workforce competes and succeeds on every level against competitors from around

the world. Moreover, AMD Canada continues to receive tremendous support from the City of Markham

and the Province of Ontario. This support and a continued focus on developing the next generation of

engineering talent in Canada are just two of the many reasons that make AMD Canada’s Markham site

so successful.

Kevin O’NeilCorp. VP, Legal and AMD Canada Managing Director

Andrej ZdravkovicCorp. VP, Software and

AMD Canada Site Lead

AMD CANADA

M A R K H A M

The innovative and dedicated engineers at AMD

Canada’s Markham campus have allowed us to be at

the forefront of semiconductor technology for more

than 25 years.

We’re investing millions of dollars here at AMD

Canada and with industry consortiums to bring

together the necessary technologies to enable the

next wave of high-performance and immersive

computing. These investments by AMD help the

continued development in a wide variety of fields –

autonomous vehicles, augmented and virtual reality,

machine learning, and artificial intelligence – while

continuing to power the ubiquitous computing that is

at the centre of the lives of our fellow Canadians.

The team in Markham has been key in bringing to

market our new graphics architecture codenamed

“Vega”. This new architecture has been employed in

our consumer graphics products – AMD Radeon™ RX

Vega processors – and in the Radeon Instinct™ MI25

– the world’s fastest training accelerator for Machine

Intelligence and Deep Learning1. This new graphics

architecture will enable companies – here in Canada

and abroad – to power new applications, develop

new pharmaceuticals and treatments, analyze the

huge amounts of data being created every day, and

to be the foundations for the virtual and augmented

experiences that have only just recently moved from

laboratory to widespread availability.

1. Measurements conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of June 2, 2017 on the Radeon Instinct™ MI25 “Vega” architecture based accelerator.

Please visit https://instinct.radeon.com/en/product/mi/ for full substantiation.

ABOUT AMD CANADA

M A R K H A M

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The AMD Cares Day of Service

exemplifies the spirit of giving

within our company. AMD Canada

proudly took on the challenge to

go above and beyond previous

engagement levels and we performed

over 500 hours of community service.

AMD Canada employees participated

in a wide range of volunteer activities

from projects that benefitted the

environment to supporting local

charitable organizations.

Raised for Charity

$25K+Volunteer Hours585

Units of Blood41

M A R K H A M

AMD Canada is the largest fabless semiconductor company in Canada today and we are driven to maintain that leadership position.

This requires us to continue to attract the best and brightest engineers and scientists while also investing in the 1,800 women and

men at AMD Canada today. That’s why we are so passionate about the amazing talent being developed at Canada’s and Ontario’s

premier universities. We typically hire more than 100 new undergraduate students each year. We also work directly with universities

and colleges in various joint development and other research programs that not only provide critical experiences for the students but

also involve critical technology developments for AMD Canada.

As AMD looks to the future, AMD Canada will continue to be at the heart of our innovation and creativity. This knowledge provides

assurance that the pioneering and community spirit that is so critical to our shared success will continue to drive us forward. The

women and men of AMD Canada will continue working to develop the next generation of products and technology that power the

most compute-intensive applications in some of the most challenging environments and fields.

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

M A R K H A M

AMD CORPORATE

CITIZENSHIP IN ACTION

We are proud to bring AMD technology to market through the lens of people,

planet, and purpose. Today, more than ever, it is important that we work together

across all levels of community to focus on creating meaningful impact. At AMD,

we use our collective knowledge and passion to attack challenges and pursue

innovative ideas that help solve global problems. This approach is not an “add

on,” but a “how to” that resides within our DNA. Through AMD’s products and

presence, we strive to positively impact the people touched by our technology

on the planet we share each and every day.

We thank our workforce, technology partners, and communities around the world

for joining with AMD as we continue to deliver technology designed to help solve

some of the world’s toughest challenges.

Follow us on Twitter @AMDInitiatives

Susan Moore Corporate Vice President,

Public Affairs

ENABLING TODAY, INSPIRING TOMORROW

Art is inspired by life, much in the same way as AMD

innovations are inspired by life — by people and what

they can accomplish with the right technology.

AMD is a company that dares to imagine a better

world and takes inspiration from our customers

to deliver innovative solutions to the challenges

and possibilities of our digital age. We don’t create

technology for technology’s sake; we innovate for

you and what you can achieve.

Learn more about how AMD is powering better l ives at AMD.com/CorporateResponsibil it y

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