AMD Micro Devices Inc. has invested 16 billion US dollars has opened a multimillion dollar Shanghai research and development center, People’s Daily reported. Located in the Zhangjiang technology complex, AMD says it plans to employ "hundreds" of staff at the newly constructed operation, making it AMD's largest system design hub outside the U.S. The centre will focus on the development of AMD's next-generation mobile platforms, testing of AMD's current and future microprocessors. "The establishment of the Shanghai R&D centre is a stage in our 'walking' period in China," said the paper, quoted Dirk Meyer, president and chief operating officer of AMD, as saying. “The new Shanghai operation will be the company's largest single expansion of system design and customer support resources in AMD's history. The new center "represents both our deep commitment to China and to moving more of our center of gravity closer to customers and technology end-users," said Meyer.