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EN WIRE · 2026-09-30 11:20

AMD CEO Lisa Su to Visit Korea Next Month for AI Semiconductor Cooperation Talks

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AMD CEO Lisa Su to Visit Korea Next Month for AI Semiconductor Cooperation Talks
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AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su will visit South Korea next month, with discussions on AI semiconductor cooperation expected to be high on the agenda during her trip.

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Agenda Centered on AI Chips

The visit by Lisa Su, who leads US chipmaker AMD, is set to focus on collaboration opportunities in the AI semiconductor field between the company and Korean partners. Korea is home to major memory and chip players such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, both of which are key players in the global AI hardware supply chain.

Details of Su's exact schedule and which Korean companies or government bodies she will meet have not been confirmed. The specific outcomes of the trip — including whether any agreements or partnerships will be announced — remain to be seen.

Context

AMD has been expanding its AI business, positioning its GPU lineup as a competitor in the data center AI accelerator market, where it faces established rivals. Cooperation with Korean semiconductor firms, particularly in memory, is a natural point of discussion given Korea's strength in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a critical component for AI computing systems.

Further specifics about the visit, including the duration of the trip and the composition of the AMD delegation, have not been disclosed.

Su's upcoming visit underscores the growing interest of global chip companies in Korea's AI semiconductor ecosystem, though the concrete results of the trip will only become clear after the meetings take place.

Taking into account the confirmed visit and expected agenda, while noting that key details remain unconfirmed, the claim is assessed as Mostly True.

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