On a visit to Seoul, AMD chief executive Lisa Su said the company is still exploring memory and foundry work with Samsung and is pressing Korean suppliers to add capacity faster.
AMD chief executive Lisa Su said on Wednesday in Seoul that the US chipmaker is still exploring partnership opportunities with Samsung Electronics in memory and foundry work. Reuters reported her comments to reporters.
Su said she had met SK Hynix executives and was due to meet Samsung executives. She said AMD relies on the Korean supply chain and that Samsung and SK Hynix are key to its data-centre ambition. She urged memory suppliers to build faster.
On tight memory supply, Su said AMD is working with customers to optimise memory use so more computing can be delivered. She said data-centre demand remains very strong across AMD's portfolio.
In March, AMD and Samsung signed a memorandum of understanding to expand AI-memory supply and to discuss a foundry partnership under which Samsung could manufacture next-generation AMD chips. Wednesday's comments continue that discussion. They are not a new contract.
No volume, price or production date was announced. The visit is a supply-chain meeting, not a plant opening.
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- Lisa Su said Samsung and SK Hynix are key to AMD's data-centre ambition.
- Su said she encourages memory suppliers to build as fast as possible.