{"id":62357,"date":"2021-04-07T18:58:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=62357"},"modified":"2021-04-07T18:58:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:58:45","slug":"amd-and-xilinx-stockholders-overwhelmingly-approve-amds-acquisition-of-xilinx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/62357-amd-and-xilinx-stockholders-overwhelmingly-approve-amds-acquisition-of-xilinx\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> and Xilinx Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve AMD<\/span>\u2019s Acquisition of Xilinx"},"content":{"rendered":"

SILICON<\/span> VALLEY<\/span>, Calif. 04\/07\/2021<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>:AMD<\/span>) and Xilinx, Inc<\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>:XLNX<\/span>) announ\u00adced today that stock\u00adhol\u00adders voted to appro\u00adve their respec\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adpo\u00adsals rela\u00adting to the pen\u00adding acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of Xilinx by AMD<\/span>. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon will bring tog\u00ade\u00adther two indus\u00adtry lea\u00adders with com\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adli\u00ados and cus\u00adto\u00admers, com\u00adbi\u00adning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adap\u00adti\u00adve SoCs and deep soft\u00adware exper\u00adti\u00adse to enable lea\u00adder\u00adship in com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms for cloud, edge and end devices. Tog\u00ade\u00adther, the com\u00adbi\u00adned com\u00adpa\u00adny will have the abili\u00adty to capi\u00adta\u00adli\u00adze on oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties span\u00adning some of the industry\u2019s most important growth seg\u00adments, inclu\u00adding data cen\u00adters, gam\u00ading, PCs, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, indus\u00adtri\u00adal, aero\u00adspace and defense.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>For seve\u00adral years, AMD<\/span> has suc\u00adcessful\u00adly exe\u00adcu\u00adted our long-term growth stra\u00adtegy and deepe\u00adned the company\u2019s part\u00adner\u00adships to dri\u00adve high per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting lea\u00adder\u00adship,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD<\/span> pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span>. \u201cThe acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of Xilinx marks the next leg in our jour\u00adney to make AMD<\/span> the stra\u00adte\u00adgic part\u00adner of choice for the lar\u00adgest and most important tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adnies in the world as an indus\u00adtry lea\u00adder with the visi\u00adon, talent and sca\u00adle to sup\u00adport their future innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The Xilinx team is one of the stron\u00adgest in the indus\u00adtry and we are thril\u00adled to be joi\u00adning AMD<\/span>,\u201d said Vic\u00adtor Peng, Xilinx pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span>. \u201cOur shared cul\u00adtures of inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon, excel\u00adlence and col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon will enable us to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte growth in the data cen\u00adter and pur\u00adsue a broa\u00adder cus\u00adto\u00admer base across more mar\u00adkets as a com\u00adbi\u00adned company.\u201d<\/p>\n

The clo\u00adsing of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion remains sub\u00adject to the satis\u00adfac\u00adtion of other cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, inclu\u00adding the receipt of requi\u00adred regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry appr\u00adovals. The com\u00adpa\u00adnies con\u00adti\u00adnue to expect that the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion will be com\u00adple\u00adted by the end of the 2021.<\/p>\n

About AMD<\/span><\/h3>\n

For more than 50 years, AMD<\/span> has dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting, gra\u00adphics and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2013 the buil\u00adding blocks for gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms and the data cen\u00adter. Hundreds of mil\u00adli\u00adons of con\u00adsu\u00admers, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch faci\u00adli\u00adties around the world rely on AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work and play. AMD<\/span> employees around the world are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the AMD<\/span> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) web\u00adsite<\/a>, blog<\/a>, Face\u00adbook<\/a> and Twit\u00adter<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n

About Xilinx<\/h3>\n

Xilinx, Inc. deve\u00adlo\u00adps high\u00adly fle\u00adxi\u00adble and adap\u00adti\u00adve com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms that enable rapid inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon across a varie\u00adty of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2014 from the cloud, to the edge, to the end\u00adpoint. Xilinx is the inven\u00adtor of the FPGA<\/span> and Adap\u00adti\u00adve SoCs (inclu\u00adding our Adap\u00adti\u00adve Com\u00adpu\u00adte Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon Plat\u00adform, or ACAP<\/span>), desi\u00adgned to deli\u00adver the most dyna\u00admic com\u00adpu\u00adting tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy in the indus\u00adtry. We col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adte with our cus\u00adto\u00admers to crea\u00adte sca\u00adlable, dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted and intel\u00adli\u00adgent solu\u00adti\u00adons that enable the adap\u00adta\u00adble, intel\u00adli\u00adgent and con\u00adnec\u00adted world of the future. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit xilinx.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cautionary Statement<\/h3>\n

The state\u00adments in this com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon include for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments con\u00adcer\u00adning AMD<\/span>, Xilinx, the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and other mat\u00adters. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments may dis\u00adcuss goals, inten\u00adti\u00adons and expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons as to future plans, trends, events, results of ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons or finan\u00adcial con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon, or other\u00adwi\u00adse, based on cur\u00adrent beliefs and invol\u00adve num\u00ade\u00adrous risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments speak only as of the date they are made or as of the dates indi\u00adca\u00adted in the state\u00adments and should not be reli\u00aded upon as pre\u00addic\u00adtions of future events, as the\u00adre can be no assu\u00adrance that the events or cir\u00adcum\u00ads\u00adtances reflec\u00adted in the\u00adse state\u00adments will be achie\u00adved or will occur. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments can often, but not always, be iden\u00adti\u00adfied by the use of for\u00adward-loo\u00adking ter\u00admi\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy inclu\u00adding \u201cbelie\u00adves,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cseeks,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cpro for\u00adma,\u201d \u201cesti\u00adma\u00adtes,\u201d \u201canti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtes,\u201d \u201cdesi\u00adgned,\u201d or the nega\u00adti\u00adve of the\u00adse words and phra\u00adses, other varia\u00adti\u00adons of the\u00adse words and phra\u00adses or com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble ter\u00admi\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. The for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments in this com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon rela\u00adte to, among other things, obtai\u00adning appli\u00adca\u00adble regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry appr\u00adovals of, or satis\u00adfy\u00ading the other clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons to, the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The\u00adse for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments invol\u00adve risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adted by the state\u00adments. The\u00adse risks include, among other things: fail\u00adure to obtain appli\u00adca\u00adble regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry appr\u00adovals in a time\u00adly man\u00adner or other\u00adwi\u00adse; fail\u00adure to satis\u00adfy other clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons to the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion or to com\u00adple\u00adte the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion on anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted terms and timing; risks that the busi\u00adnesses will not be inte\u00adgra\u00adted suc\u00adcessful\u00adly or that the com\u00adbi\u00adned com\u00adpa\u00adny will not rea\u00adli\u00adze expec\u00adted bene\u00adfits, cost savings, accre\u00adti\u00adon, syn\u00ader\u00adgies and\/or growth, or that such bene\u00adfits may take lon\u00adger to rea\u00adli\u00adze than expec\u00adted; the risk that dis\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adons from the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion will harm busi\u00adness plans and ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons; risks rela\u00adting to unan\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted cos\u00adts of inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon; signi\u00adfi\u00adcant tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and\/or inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon cos\u00adts, or dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adties in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and\/or unknown or ine\u00adsti\u00adma\u00adble lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties; rest\u00adric\u00adtions during the pen\u00adden\u00adcy of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion that may impact the abili\u00adty to pur\u00adsue cer\u00adtain busi\u00adness oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties or stra\u00adte\u00adgic tran\u00adsac\u00adtions; liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon asso\u00adcia\u00adted with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion; the poten\u00adti\u00adal impact of the con\u00adsum\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion on AMD<\/span>\u2019s, Xilinx\u2019s or the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s rela\u00adti\u00adonships with sup\u00adpli\u00aders, cus\u00adto\u00admers, employ\u00aders and regu\u00adla\u00adtors; and demand for the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s pro\u00adducts. A more ful\u00adso\u00adme dis\u00adcus\u00adsion of the risks rela\u00adted to the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is included in the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus. For a dis\u00adcus\u00adsion of fac\u00adtors that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adted by for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, see the sec\u00adtion cap\u00adtio\u00adned \u201cRisk Fac\u00adtors\u201d in (i) AMD<\/span>\u2019s Annu\u00adal Report on Form 10\u2011K for the fis\u00adcal year ended Decem\u00adber 26, 2020 and AMD<\/span>\u2019s other filings with the SEC<\/span> and (ii) Xilinx\u2019s Annu\u00adal Report on Form 10\u2011K for the fis\u00adcal year ended March 28, 2020, Xilinx\u2019s sub\u00adse\u00adquent Quar\u00adter\u00adly Reports on Form 10\u2011Q and Xilinx\u2019s other filings with the SEC<\/span>. While the lists of fac\u00adtors pre\u00adsen\u00adted here and in the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus are con\u00adside\u00adred repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adve, no such list should be con\u00adside\u00adred to be a com\u00adple\u00adte state\u00adment of all poten\u00adti\u00adal risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties. Unlis\u00adted fac\u00adtors may pre\u00adsent signi\u00adfi\u00adcant addi\u00adtio\u00adnal obs\u00adta\u00adcles to the rea\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon of for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments. Many of the\u00adse risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties may be exa\u00adcer\u00adba\u00adted by the COVID-19<\/span> pan\u00adde\u00admic and any wor\u00adsening of the glo\u00adbal busi\u00adness and eco\u00adno\u00admic envi\u00adron\u00adment as a result. Neither AMD<\/span> nor Xilinx assu\u00admes, and each her\u00adeby dis\u00adclaims, any obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon to update for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, except as may be requi\u00adred by law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SILICON<\/span> VALLEY<\/span>, Calif. 04\/07\/2021<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>:AMD<\/span>) and Xilinx, Inc<\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>:XLNX<\/span>) announ\u00adced today that stock\u00adhol\u00adders voted to appro\u00adve their respec\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adpo\u00adsals rela\u00adting to the pen\u00adding acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of Xilinx by AMD<\/span>. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon will bring tog\u00ade\u00adther two indus\u00adtry lea\u00adders with com\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adli\u00ados and cus\u00adto\u00admers, com\u00adbi\u00adning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adap\u00adti\u00adve SoCs and deep soft\u00adware exper\u00adti\u00adse to enable lea\u00adder\u00adship in com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms for cloud, edge and end devices. Tog\u00ade\u00adther, the com\u00adbi\u00adned com\u00adpa\u00adny will have the abili\u00adty to capi\u00adta\u00adli\u00adze on oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties span\u00adning some of the industry\u2019s most important growth seg\u00adments, inclu\u00adding data cen\u00adters, gam\u00ading, PCs, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, indus\u00adtri\u00adal, aero\u00adspace and defen\u00adse. (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[966,1583],"class_list":["post-62357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-amd","tag-xilinx","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62358,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62357\/revisions\/62358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}