AMD CEO and Chairman Dr. Lisa Su discusses the chipmaker’s strategy to lead the artificial intelligence growth race on “The Claman Countdown.”
Dr. Lisa Su, chairman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, participated in “The Claman Countdown,” where she thanked the Trump administration for its support of artificial intelligence development and underscored the importance of maintaining U.S. leadership in the global AI race.
“I think working with this administration to ensure that the U.S. remains the leader in AI is really, really appreciated…” she added. “Ultimately, we want to lead, and leading is very important.”
Su’s comments came after she predicted the total AI data center market would grow to $1 trillion by 2030.
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Chairman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Dr. Lisa Su testifies before the Senate on May 8, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We are definitely moving at an incredible pace,” Su said.
Su joined AMD in 2012, was named president and CEO in 2014 and assumed the role of chairman in 2022.
She outlined AMD’s strategic partnerships – including with OpenAI – and explained how the chipmaker is positioning itself as a leader in the race for AI supremacy by “betting on success.”
“We have a huge demand for AI from the largest hyperscalers…” she said. “They do that for a reason. They do it because they see the productivity benefits.“
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Under Su’s leadership, AMD has become one of the world’s microchip titans.
“The entire AI industry has realized that computing power, computer chips, actually equates to intelligence. In other words, the more computing power you have, the more intelligent you are, the more you can get out of your business in terms of productivity, and that’s the appeal of having the latest and greatest.”
The Santa Clara-based company rose from a market value of less than $3 billion in 2014 to $330 billion by 2025. according to The Wall Street Journal.
According to Su, productivity is the driving force behind insatiable investment in AI.
AMD chips on display in Shanghai, China on November 6, 2025. (CFOTO/Future Release via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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“The reason people are investing is because we’re really starting to see the productivity benefits on the other side for all businesses,” she explains.
“If we can reduce the cost of AI for the average user, that’s great, which means you’ll have more users in the future,” Su explains. “And the way you do that is with the right technology, with the right performance.”
An employee inspects Sapphire Technology Ltd. AMD graphics processing units (GPU) in Romania (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The CEO also spoke about production. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company recently announced that it will increase prices for chip production.
When asked whether AMD would consider moving some production to Intel, a competitor, Su did not rule out the possibility.
“I would never say never. I mean, the way we have to think about this is, we want to have a strong American manufacturing footprint. We want to have multiple sources. Those are all good things, and we also need to ensure that technologies are competitive.”
