US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced its plan to invest approximately $400 million in Indian over the next five years.  

The semiconductor giant AMD plans to build new campus in Bangalore with largest R&D facility in the world.

Mark Papermaster, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, AMD, announced the investment plans during the second edition of SemiconIndia 2023 in Gandinagar SemiconIndia 2023 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Investment is expected to create largest AMD design center with addition of approximately 3,000 engineering roles and new Bangalore campus opening before end of 2023, AMD said at SemiconIndia 2023 in Gujarat.

This investment by AMD will include a new AMD campus in Bengaluru that will serve as the company’s largest design center, as well as the addition of approximately 3,000 new engineering roles by the end of 2028. The new Bangalore campus is expected to open before end of 2023.

Commencing its operations in India way back in 2001 when AMD established its first site in New Delhi, the company today has more than 6500 employees in India. 

And this new 500,000-square-foot Bengaluru campus will increase the AMD office footprint to 10 total locations across these cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Mumbai. 

AMD has been an active part of the semiconductor ecosystem in India since 2001 when the company’s first site was established in New Delhi. 

The new AMD campus will increase the AMD office footprint to 10 total locations across these cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Key takeaways

• AMD plans to invest $400 million over the next five years to expand operations in India. 

• AMD to build new India campus in Bangalore, largest R&D facility in the world