AMD chief to visit Samsung's chip plant this week: sources
AMD CEO Lisa Su presents the company's Turin processor during her keynote speech ahead of the COMPUTEX show in Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Lisa Su, chief executive officer (CEO) of Advanced Micro Devices, is scheduled to visit Samsung Electronics' production line in Korea and meet senior semiconductor division officials, industry sources said Tuesday.
According to the sources, Su plans to visit Samsung Electronics' chip production complex in Pyeongtaek, around 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Wednesday for a meeting with co-CEO Jun Young-hyun, who oversees the chip division, and Han Jin-man, head of Samsung's foundry business.
Su's scheduled visit will mark her first trip to Korea since taking office in 2014.
Industry watchers said the two companies are expected to discuss cooperation in the foundry segment, expanding ties beyond memory chips.
Since 2025, Samsung Electronics has been supplying HBM3E to AMD's latest artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, maintaining a close business relationship.
The discussions may include measures to utilize Samsung Electronics' production capacity for AMD's next-generation AI chips.
Samsung Electronics may gain momentum for its foundry business should it successfully secure AMD as a new client, potentially improving profitability in the sector, which is largely dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Su may also meet with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, according to the sources.