AMD CEO Lisa Su Plans Korea Visit for Chip Industry Talks
AMD chief Lisa Su is expected to visit South Korea in October for meetings with local AI chip companies, government officials and major corporate partners, according to industry sources.
Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Lisa Su is expected to visit South Korea next month for talks with semiconductor companies, government officials and major corporate partners, according to industry sources.
A meeting involving Su is under consideration for Oct. 8 in Seoul. The gathering is expected to include the chief executives of South Korean artificial intelligence chip companies Rebellions, FuriosaAI and Mobilint, placing some of the country’s leading AI semiconductor startups in direct contact with the head of one of the world’s largest chip designers.
Su is also expected to meet Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon around the time of the planned gathering. Separate discussions are being coordinated with leaders of major South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, although a detailed itinerary has not been announced.
The expected trip would come about seven months after Su’s previous visit to South Korea in March. During that visit, she met Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, underscoring the commercial ties between AMD and the Korean technology group.
Samsung Electronics has supplied HBM3E, a high-bandwidth memory product used in advanced computing systems, to AMD for its latest AI solutions since 2025. High-bandwidth memory has become an important component in AI accelerators because it enables processors to handle large volumes of data at high speed.
The planned meetings would bring together several parts of South Korea’s semiconductor ecosystem. Samsung is a major global producer of memory chips, while Rebellions, FuriosaAI and Mobilint are developing AI processors and related technology. The expected presence of government officials also reflects the strategic importance South Korea places on strengthening its domestic AI and semiconductor industries.
AMD competes in the global market for processors and AI computing products, making its relationships with memory suppliers and chip ecosystem partners commercially significant. For Korean companies, discussions with Su could offer an opportunity to explore cooperation as demand for computing infrastructure continues to expand. The talks would also follow an existing supplier relationship rather than mark the first contact between AMD and Samsung.
The Oct. 8 meeting and Su’s other engagements remain under coordination, according to the sources. Further details, including the final schedule and the executives participating in each meeting, have not yet been confirmed.