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AUGUST 14, 2026
AMD acquires FastFlowLM
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FastFlowLM
LLM inference runtime software purpose-built for AMD Ryzen AI NPUs, enabling fast, energy-efficient local large language and multimodal model execution on AI PCs and workstations.
OwnershipFounder-owned
HeadquartersKingston, Rhode Island
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AMD
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HeadquartersSanta Clara, California
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