The head of Advanced Micro Devices is traveling to South Korea this Wednesday for a high-profile visit to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, according to an industry source familiar with the planned meeting.
Lisa Su, who serves as CEO of AMD, will take a guided tour of Samsung’s production facilities and engage in discussions about broadening their business relationship to include foundry services, moving beyond their current memory chip partnership, the source revealed. The individual requested anonymity due to the confidential nature of the business discussions.
During her visit, Su is scheduled to meet with key Samsung semiconductor executives, including Jun Young-hyun, who leads Samsung’s chip division, and Han Jin-man, head of the company’s Foundry Business operations, according to the source.
The two technology companies already have an established working relationship, with Samsung providing high-bandwidth memory 3E (HBM3E) semiconductors for AMD’s newest artificial intelligence processing units since the previous year, creating strong connections in the memory chip sector.
Following the facility tour, Su is also planned to attend a dinner meeting with Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee, the source indicated.
When contacted for comment, AMD representatives were not available during off-business hours, while Samsung Electronics chose not to provide a statement regarding the visit.
