Recently, according to AMD to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission documents, AMD in the last year research and development spending rose sharply.
According to the documents,AMD's R&D spending reached $5.05 billion in 2022, up 75.92% from 2021.
At the same time, AMD's headcount has grown significantly.
By the end of 2022,The company has nearly 25,000 employees worldwide, up from 15,500 at the end of 2021 to around 9,500.
No surprises,AMD's massive increase in headcount and expenses is related to the company's acquisition of Celinx, which was completed last year.
In 2020, AMD announced a $35 billion all-stock deal to acquire Celinx, which closed on February 14.
With this transaction,AMD's engineering team expanded to 13,000 peopleThe product portfolio and customer base have also been expanded.
Of course, while spending increased, AMD last year also saw a significant increase in revenue.
The company generated $23.601 billion in revenue last year, up from $16.434 billion the year before, according to the filing. Gross profit of $10.603 billion was up from $7.929 billion in 2021.
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