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AMD CEO Lisa Su to Travel to South Korea for Talks with Samsung and Naver on AI Memory Supplies

Meetings expected to focus on high-bandwidth memory provisioning, sovereign AI infrastructure and data centre semiconductor supply

By Leila Farooq AMD NVDA
AMD CEO Lisa Su to Travel to South Korea for Talks with Samsung and Naver on AI Memory Supplies
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Advanced Micro Devices Chief Executive Lisa Su is scheduled to visit South Korea on March 18 to hold discussions with Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Naver’s CEO Choi Soo-yeon, according to a report. The talks are reported to center on securing supplies of high-bandwidth memory and broader collaboration on semiconductor provisioning for data centres and next-generation computing, amid rising demand for HBM, DRAM and NAND used in AI systems.

Key Points

  • Lisa Su will visit South Korea on March 18 to meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon, according to the Maeil Business Newspaper.
  • Discussions are reported to center on securing supplies of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and broader semiconductor collaboration for data centres and AI infrastructure.
  • The trip coincides with Nvidia’s GTC developer conference, and the meetings occur amid rising demand for HBM, DRAM and NAND used by major tech firms building AI systems.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chief Executive Lisa Su will travel to South Korea on March 18 for meetings with key local partners, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Naver Chief Executive Choi Soo-yeon, the Maeil Business Newspaper reported, citing unnamed industry sources.

The report says Su's itinerary will include discussions on cooperative measures to secure supplies of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) that are used in artificial intelligence chipsets. Naver confirmed that a meeting between its CEO and AMD was arranged but did not provide details on the agenda. Samsung Electronics declined to comment on the story.

Su's engagements come amid a surge in demand for memory chips - including HBM, DRAM and NAND - which are technologies central to AMD, Nvidia and other large technology firms as they develop data centres and AI systems. The visit is expected to cover collaboration in areas beyond immediate memory supply, the paper reported.

Reportedly, the conversations will encompass expanding semiconductor supplies for data-centre deployments, building sovereign AI infrastructure in South Korea, and jointly exploring next-generation computing technologies.

The South Korea trip is anticipated to fall during the week of Nvidia's annual developer conference, GTC, which runs from March 16 to March 19 in San Jose, California.


About investment evaluation referenced in the original report

The original report also referenced an investment-evaluation product, ProPicks AI, which the piece said assesses firms including AMD using a wide set of financial metrics and algorithmic analysis to identify stocks with favorable risk-reward characteristics. The referenced material noted that the product evaluates companies across fundamentals, momentum and valuation and mentioned past highlighted winners as examples.

Risks

  • The specific agendas for the meetings were not disclosed; Naver confirmed a meeting but declined to reveal details, leaving the exact scope of cooperation uncertain - this creates near-term uncertainty for semiconductor and data-centre supply planning.
  • Samsung Electronics declined to comment on the reported discussions, which indicates firms may not publicly confirm negotiations or commitments at this stage - affecting visibility for memory chip markets and enterprise procurement.
  • Surging demand for memory types such as HBM, DRAM and NAND could strain supply chains and complicate efforts to secure predictable semiconductor supplies for data centres and AI deployments.

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