AMD to buy cloud startup Pensando for $1.9 billion in data center push


FILE PHOTO Signs of AMD are seen at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference also known as ChinaJoy in Shanghai China July 30 2021. Picture taken July 30 2021. REUTERSAly Song

FILE PHOTO: Signs of AMD are seen at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, also known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai, China July 30, 2021. Picture taken July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

(Reuters) - Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday it would acquire cloud startup Pensando for $1.9 billion to bolster its data center products and capitalize on booming demand from cloud and enterprise sectors.

AMD said the deal value does not include working capital and other adjustments.

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