AMD management has so far refrained from quantifying the impact of coronavirus on its business, but as part of its appeal to the public, Lisa Su considered it necessary to list the measures that the company is taking to protect employees and the entire population of the planet from the coronavirus infection COVID-19.
Above all, AMD staff are making the most of remote work opportunities. Where it is not possible to organize it due to objective reasons, standard measures are taken to prevent the spread of infection: thermometric monitoring of employees is carried out, social distance is maintained between them by introducing a shift work schedule. All company employees receive cash payments in full, even if, due to circumstances, they cannot perform their work fully. Medical care is provided to those in need in full compliance with the terms of the insurance contract, and workers are tested for COVID-19.
Company charitable foundation, the first contribution of which will be a large shipment of EPYC server processors and Radeon Instinct computing accelerators totaling $15 million. These components can be used by AMD's computing partners to find diagnostics and treatments for COVID-19, as well as other humanitarian causes. AMD is open to applications for related initiatives.
AMD has already donated more than $1 million to fight COVID-19, sent several hundred thousand masks to medical workers, and accelerated deliveries of its processors, which are used to create ventilators. She also supports her employees' charitable initiatives by matching every dollar they donate with two more.
Source: 3dnews.ru