AMD to consider ‘other’ TSMC partner foundries: CEO

TOKYO: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a US-based chipmaker and rival to the likes of Intel and Nvidia, will consider diversifying its production and foundry partners, as they are currently dependent on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a dependency that could cause supply disruptions in the event of a US-China conflict.

Lisa Su, AMD’s president and CEO, told Nikkei Asia during her visit to Tokyo on Friday that the company will “consider other manufacturing capabilities” in addition to TSMC to make AMD-designed chips to “ensure we have the most resilient supply chain.”