Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Contingencies (Details)

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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions			23 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 15, 2019 patent	Jul. 02, 2018 patent legal_entity	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($) claim state site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Site contingency, number of sites \| site			3
Estimated environmental liability \| $			$ 3
Hauck et al. Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims filed \| claim			3
Number of plaintiffs \| claim			6
Number of states \| state			4
Quarterhill Inc. Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| legal_entity		3
Number of claims \| legal_entity		3
Monterey Research Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	6
Aquila \| Quarterhill Inc. Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed		2
Collabo \| Quarterhill Inc. Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed		1
Polaris \| Quarterhill Inc. Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed		2

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