Seoul : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chair and Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su held discussions with South Korean AI chipmakers and government officials on potential partnerships to combine Korean-designed artificial intelligence chips with AMD processors for systems aimed at global markets.
According to a report by The Korea Herald, Su met South Korea’s Second Vice Science Minister Ryu Je-myung and executives from 13 Korean AI companies on Wednesday. The discussions focused on pairing AMD’s central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) with South Korean neural processing units (NPUs), which are designed to handle AI inference tasks.
The proposed collaboration would include demonstration projects in South Korea to test how the different processors could work together. The projects could help develop a reference model for deploying similar systems in international markets.
The partnerships could broaden AMD’s AI inference capabilities while giving South Korean chipmakers an opportunity to reach more customers worldwide. The move also forms part of AMD’s wider effort to compete with Nvidia in the artificial intelligence computing market.
“I am a big believer in an open ecosystem,” Su said, describing South Korea as an important partner in advancing AI and expanding its adoption globally.
Su’s visit comes as demand for AI computing infrastructure continues to grow and semiconductor companies seek stronger supply-chain partnerships. South Korea is home to major semiconductor manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, which are important suppliers of advanced memory used in AI systems.
On October 7, 2026, Su also highlighted the importance of cooperation with South Korean chipmakers during her visit to Seoul for AMD Gamer Day 2026. She said AMD continued to explore opportunities with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix in both memory and foundry businesses.
“Semiconductors is a team sport. A team sport means there is collaboration,” Su said, stressing the importance of working with partners across memory and chip manufacturing.
AMD has an existing relationship with Samsung Electronics in advanced memory. In March 2026, the two companies agreed on a supply deal covering next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and other advanced memory chips. Samsung has supplied HBM3E and HBM4 memory for AMD’s latest AI accelerators, and AMD has designated Samsung as a preferred supplier of HBM4 for its next-generation Instinct MI455X AI accelerator.
Beyond memory supply, potential cooperation in contract chip manufacturing has also drawn attention, given Samsung’s advanced foundry capabilities. However, the discussions around broader partnerships do not establish that a new manufacturing agreement has been finalised.
AMD develops CPUs and GPUs and is one of the major competitors to Nvidia in the AI semiconductor market. As demand for AI infrastructure increases, partnerships involving processors, memory and manufacturing are becoming increasingly important to the companies seeking to expand their AI computing businesses.
The discussions in Seoul reflect AMD’s effort to build a more open AI ecosystem and strengthen its relationships with South Korean technology companies as it expands its presence in the global AI market.
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