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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD): M&A transaction — AMD closes $2.4B+ cash-and-stock sale of ZT manufacturing biz to Sanmina
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
- Sanmina issued 1,151,052 shares of SANM common stock and paid $2.4B in cash (subject to adjustments) to AMD.
- AMD eligible for up to $450M additional contingent cash consideration if certain conditions met post-closing.
- AMD retains ZT Systems' rack-scale AI design and customer enablement teams; Sanmina becomes preferred NPI manufacturing partner.
- Transaction closed October 27, 2025; partnership aims to accelerate quality and time-to-deployment for cloud AI customers.
- Sanmina brings U.S.-based manufacturing strength; AMD extends data center strategy from silicon to full systems.