{"id":68197,"date":"2024-08-19T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=68197"},"modified":"2024-08-19T18:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:58:10","slug":"amd-to-significantly-expand-data-center-ai-systems-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-hyperscale-solutions-provider-zt-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/68197-amd-to-significantly-expand-data-center-ai-systems-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-hyperscale-solutions-provider-zt-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to Significantly Expand Data Center <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> Systems Capabilities with Acquisition of Hyperscale Solutions Provider <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<em>\u2014 Stra\u00adte\u00adgic acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to pro\u00advi\u00adde <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> with indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding sys\u00adtems exper\u00adti\u00adse to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte deploy\u00adment of opti\u00admi\u00adzed rack-sca\u00adle solu\u00adti\u00adons addres\u00adsing $400 bil\u00adli\u00adon data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty in&nbsp;2027&nbsp;\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems, a lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> and gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse com\u00adpu\u00adte infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest hypers\u00adca\u00adle pro\u00advi\u00adders, brings exten\u00adsi\u00adve <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> sys\u00adtems exper\u00adti\u00adse that com\u00adple\u00adments <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> sili\u00adcon and soft\u00adware capabilities&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Addi\u00adti\u00adon of world-class design and cus\u00adto\u00admer ena\u00adblem\u00adent teams to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte deploy\u00adment of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> rack sca\u00adle sys\u00adtems with cloud and enter\u00adpri\u00adse customers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to seek stra\u00adte\u00adgic part\u00adner to acqui\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring business&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Tran\u00adsac\u00adtion expec\u00adted to be accre\u00adti\u00adve on a non-GAAP basis by the end of&nbsp;2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">SANTA<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CLARA<\/span>, Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 (<span class=\"caps\">GLOBE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014&nbsp;<a title=\"AMD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;(<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced the sig\u00adning of a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment to acqui\u00adre&nbsp;<a title=\"ZT Systems\" href=\"https:\/\/ztsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems<\/a>, a lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest hypers\u00adca\u00adle com\u00adpu\u00adting com\u00adpa\u00adnies. The stra\u00adte\u00adgic tran\u00adsac\u00adtion marks the next major step in <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> stra\u00adtegy to deli\u00adver lea\u00adder\u00adship <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> trai\u00adning and infe\u00adren\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons based on inno\u00advat\u00ading across sili\u00adcon, soft\u00adware and sys\u00adtems. <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 exten\u00adsi\u00adve expe\u00adri\u00adence desig\u00adning and opti\u00admi\u00adzing cloud com\u00adpu\u00adting solu\u00adti\u00adons will also help cloud and enter\u00adpri\u00adse cus\u00adto\u00admers signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the deploy\u00adment of AMD-powered <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre at&nbsp;scale.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has agreed to acqui\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems in a cash and stock tran\u00adsac\u00adtion valued at $4.9 bil\u00adli\u00adon, inclu\u00adsi\u00adve of a con\u00adtin\u00adgent pay\u00adment of up to $400 mil\u00adli\u00adon based on cer\u00adtain post-clo\u00adsing mile\u00adsto\u00adnes. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> expects the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion to be accre\u00adti\u00adve on a non-GAAP basis by the end of&nbsp;2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Our acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems is the next major step in our long-term <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> stra\u00adtegy to deli\u00adver lea\u00adder\u00adship trai\u00adning and infe\u00adren\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons that can be rapidly deploy\u00aded at sca\u00adle across cloud and enter\u00adpri\u00adse cus\u00adto\u00admers,\u201d said <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Chair and <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span>&nbsp;<a title=\"Dr. Lisa Su\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/corporate\/leadership\/lisa-su.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dr. Lisa Su<\/a>. \u201c<span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> adds world-class sys\u00adtems design and rack-sca\u00adle solu\u00adti\u00adons exper\u00adti\u00adse that will signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly streng\u00adthen our data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> sys\u00adtems and cus\u00adto\u00admer ena\u00adblem\u00adent capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. This acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon also builds on the invest\u00adments we have made to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte our <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware road\u00admaps. Com\u00adbi\u00adning our high-per\u00adfor\u00admance Instinct <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor, <span class=\"caps\">EPYC<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CPU<\/span>, and net\u00adwor\u00adking pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adli\u00ados with <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding data cen\u00adter sys\u00adtems exper\u00adti\u00adse will enable <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to deli\u00adver end-to-end data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre at sca\u00adle with our eco\u00adsys\u00adtem of <span class=\"caps\">OEM<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">ODM<\/span> partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Secau\u00adcus, New Jer\u00adsey, <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems&nbsp;has more than 15 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence desig\u00adning and deploy\u00ading data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> com\u00adpu\u00adte and sto\u00adrage infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre at sca\u00adle for the lar\u00adgest glo\u00adbal cloud com\u00adpa\u00adnies. <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 design, inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon, manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and deploy\u00adment capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties have made them one of the lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adders of <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> trai\u00adning and infe\u00adrence infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>We are exci\u00adted to join <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and tog\u00ade\u00adther play an even lar\u00adger role desig\u00adning the <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre that is defi\u00adning the future of com\u00adpu\u00adting,\u201d said Frank Zhang, <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems. \u201cFor almost 30 years we have evol\u00adved our busi\u00adness to beco\u00adme a lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of cri\u00adti\u00adcal com\u00adpu\u00adting and sto\u00adrage infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest cloud com\u00adpa\u00adnies. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> shares our visi\u00adon for the important role our tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and our peo\u00adp\u00adle play desig\u00adning and buil\u00adding the com\u00adpu\u00adting infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre powe\u00adring the lar\u00adgest data cen\u00adters in the&nbsp;world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fol\u00adlo\u00adwing tran\u00adsac\u00adtion clo\u00adse, <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems will join the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Data Cen\u00adter Solu\u00adti\u00adons Busi\u00adness Group. <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CEO<\/span> Frank Zhang will lead the manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness and <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent Doug Huang will lead the design and cus\u00adto\u00admer ena\u00adblem\u00adent teams, both report\u00ading to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and Gene\u00adral Mana\u00adger&nbsp;<a title=\"Forrest Norrod\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/corporate\/leadership\/forrest-norrod.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">For\u00adrest Nor\u00adrod<\/a>. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will seek a stra\u00adte\u00adgic part\u00adner to acqui\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding U.S.-based data cen\u00adter infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring business.<\/p>\n<p>The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems marks the latest in a series of invest\u00adments by <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly streng\u00adthen the company\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. In the last 12 months, in addi\u00adti\u00adon to incre\u00adasing orga\u00adnic R<span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>D acti\u00advi\u00adties, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has inves\u00adted more than $1 bil\u00adli\u00adon to expand the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> eco\u00adsys\u00adtem and streng\u00adthen the company\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> soft\u00adware capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal Tran\u00adsac\u00adtion Details<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\nThe tran\u00adsac\u00adtion has been unani\u00admously appro\u00adved by the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Board of Direc\u00adtors. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon is curr\u00adent\u00adly expec\u00adted to clo\u00adse in the first half of 2025, sub\u00adject to cer\u00adtain regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry appr\u00adovals and other cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry clo\u00adsing conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Con\u00adfe\u00adrence&nbsp;Call and Web\u00adcast&nbsp;Details&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\n<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will hold a con\u00adfe\u00adrence call for the finan\u00adcial com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty at 8:30 am <span class=\"caps\">EDT<\/span> today to dis\u00adcuss the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will pro\u00advi\u00adde a real-time audio broad\u00adcast of the tele\u00adcon\u00adfe\u00adrence on the&nbsp;Inves\u00adtor Rela\u00adti\u00adons&nbsp;page of its web\u00adsite at&nbsp;<a title=\"ir.amd.com\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ir.amd.com<\/a>. The web\u00adcast will be available for 12 months after the con\u00adfe\u00adrence&nbsp;call.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advi\u00adsors&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\nCiti is acting as exclu\u00adsi\u00adve finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor to <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Lat\u00adham <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Wat\u00adkins <span class=\"caps\">LLP<\/span> is ser\u00adving as its legal advi\u00adsor. Gold\u00adman Sachs <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Co. <span class=\"caps\">LLC<\/span> is acting as exclu\u00adsi\u00adve finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor to <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems and Paul, Weiss, <span class=\"caps\">LLP<\/span> is ser\u00adving as its legal advisor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\nFor more than 50 years <span class=\"caps\">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. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> employees are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding lea\u00adder\u00adship high-per\u00adfor\u00admance and adap\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. Bil\u00adli\u00adons of peo\u00adp\u00adle, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons around the world rely on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work and play. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>)&nbsp;<a title=\"website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">web\u00adsite<\/a>,&nbsp;<a title=\"blog\" href=\"https:\/\/community.amd.com\/t5\/blogs\/ct-p\/amd-blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blog<\/a>,&nbsp;<a title=\"LinkedIn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/amd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lin\u00adke\u00addIn<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a title=\"X\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\n<span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems is a lea\u00adding sup\u00adpli\u00ader of hypers\u00adca\u00adle ser\u00adver solu\u00adti\u00adons for cloud com\u00adpu\u00adting and arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intel\u00adli\u00adgence. With over 29 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence, <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Secau\u00adcus, <span class=\"caps\">NJ<\/span>. Glo\u00adbal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring span\u00adning the <span class=\"caps\">US<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">EMEA<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">APAC<\/span> helps <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems deli\u00adver on our mis\u00adsi\u00adon of empowe\u00adring our digi\u00adtal world with the most advan\u00adced tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for cloud and <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span>. Learn more at<strong>\u202f<\/strong><a title=\"ztsystems.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ztsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ztsystems.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cau\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry State\u00adment<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\nThe state\u00adments in this press release include for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments con\u00adcer\u00adning Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. (<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>), <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems, the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion descri\u00adbed her\u00adein 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 press release rela\u00adte to, among other things, data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty, obtai\u00adning appli\u00adca\u00adble regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry appr\u00adovals, satis\u00adfy\u00ading other clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons to the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, the expec\u00adted timing of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, and the inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon of the busi\u00adnesses, sale of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness, and the expec\u00adted bene\u00adfits, accre\u00adti\u00adon, syn\u00ader\u00adgies and growth to result the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adf\u00adrom. 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; nega\u00adti\u00adve effects of the announce\u00adment of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion; risks that the busi\u00adnesses will not be inte\u00adgra\u00adted suc\u00adcessful\u00adly, the abili\u00adty of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to sell <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness on a time\u00adly basis or at all, or that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> 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 and sale of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness; signi\u00adfi\u00adcant tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon and sepa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon cos\u00adts, or dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adties and\/or unknown or ine\u00adsti\u00adma\u00adble lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion or sale of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness; 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; the poten\u00adti\u00adal impact of the announce\u00adment or con\u00adsum\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion or sale of <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span>\u2019s System\u2019s manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring busi\u00adness on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s, <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 or the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s rela\u00adti\u00adonships with sup\u00adpli\u00aders, cus\u00adto\u00admers, employees and regu\u00adla\u00adtors; and demand for <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s, <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019, or the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s pro\u00adducts.&nbsp; 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 <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Annu\u00adal Report on Form 10\u2011K for the fis\u00adcal year ended Decem\u00adber 30, 2023, sub\u00adse\u00adquent Quar\u00adter\u00adly Reports on Form 10\u2011Q and other filings with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span>. While the list of fac\u00adtors pre\u00adsen\u00adted here is 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. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> does not assu\u00adme, and her\u00adeby dis\u00adclaims, any obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon to update for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, except as may be requi\u00adred by&nbsp;law.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2024 Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reser\u00adved. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Arrow logo, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Instinct, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">EPYC<\/span> and com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons the\u00adreof are trade\u00admarks of Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;\u2014 Stra\u00adte\u00adgic acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to pro\u00advi\u00adde <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> with indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding sys\u00adtems exper\u00adti\u00adse to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte deploy\u00adment of opti\u00admi\u00adzed rack-sca\u00adle solu\u00adti\u00adons addres\u00adsing $400 bil\u00adli\u00adon data cen\u00adter <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty in&nbsp;2027&nbsp;\u2014<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems, a lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> and gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse com\u00adpu\u00adte infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest hypers\u00adca\u00adle pro\u00advi\u00adders, brings exten\u00adsi\u00adve <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> sys\u00adtems exper\u00adti\u00adse that com\u00adple\u00adments <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> sili\u00adcon and soft\u00adware capabilities&nbsp;<br>\nAddi\u00adti\u00adon of world-class design and cus\u00adto\u00admer ena\u00adblem\u00adent teams to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte deploy\u00adment of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> rack sca\u00adle sys\u00adtems with cloud and enter\u00adpri\u00adse customers&nbsp;<br>\n<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> to seek stra\u00adte\u00adgic part\u00adner to acqui\u00adre <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring business&nbsp;<br>\nTran\u00adsac\u00adtion expec\u00adted to be accre\u00adti\u00adve on a non-GAAP basis by the end of&nbsp;2025<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">SANTA<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CLARA<\/span>, Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 (<span class=\"caps\">GLOBE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>&nbsp;(<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced the sig\u00adning of a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment to acqui\u00adre&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems, a lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adder of <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest hypers\u00adca\u00adle com\u00adpu\u00adting com\u00adpa\u00adnies. The stra\u00adte\u00adgic tran\u00adsac\u00adtion marks the next major step in <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> stra\u00adtegy to deli\u00adver lea\u00adder\u00adship <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> trai\u00adning and infe\u00adren\u00adcing solu\u00adti\u00adons based on inno\u00advat\u00ading across sili\u00adcon, soft\u00adware and sys\u00adtems. <span class=\"caps\">ZT<\/span> Sys\u00adtems\u2019 exten\u00adsi\u00adve expe\u00adri\u00adence desig\u00adning and opti\u00admi\u00adzing cloud com\u00adpu\u00adting solu\u00adti\u00adons will also help cloud and enter\u00adpri\u00adse cus\u00adto\u00admers signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the deploy\u00adment of AMD-powered <span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre at sca\u00adle. (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/68197-amd-to-significantly-expand-data-center-ai-systems-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-hyperscale-solutions-provider-zt-systems\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\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":[2164,966,1578],"class_list":["post-68197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-ai","tag-amd","tag-zt-systems","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Planet_3DNow\/112989391973557424","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68197","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=68197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68198,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68197\/revisions\/68198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}