AMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Samsung chip plant in South Korea, discuss expanding ties, source says

Advanced Micro Devices ​CEO Lisa ​Su is set to visit ​Samsung Electronics' chip production site in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Wednesday, where she ‌will tour ⁠production ⁠lines and discuss expanding cooperation beyond ​memory into foundry manufacturing, a source with knowledge ​of the trip said.

Su is expected to meet chip executives, including ​Samsung's chip division ⁠chief Jun ‌Young-hyun and Foundry Business ​head ​Han Jin-man during the ⁠visit, said the source, who declined ​to be named due to ​the sensitivity of the matter.

Samsung has been supplying high-bandwidth memory 3E (HBM3E) chips for AMD's latest artificial intelligence accelerators since last ‌year, maintaining close ties over memory chips.


Su is also expected to hold a ⁠dinner meeting with Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee following the site visit, the source said.

AMD was not immediately available for comment outside regular business hours, while Samsung Electronics declined to comment.