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Lisa Su
Engineer

Lisa Su

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Leading AMD’s revival as a major processor company.

Semiconductor devices · Ryzen launch

Born
7 November 1969
Birthplace
Tainan, Taiwan

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Lisa Su

Lisa Su is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and business leader whose work spans semiconductor research and corporate leadership.

Early life

Childhood

Moved to the United States with her family when young.

MIT

Studied electrical engineering through doctoral level.

Career

  1. 1990s–2000s

    Semiconductor engineering

    Worked at Texas Instruments and IBM.

  2. 2007–2012

    Freescale leadership

    Held senior technology and business roles.

  3. 2012 onward

    AMD

    Joined the company and became chief executive in 2014.

Technology & leadership

Semiconductor devices

Worked on advanced chip technology.

Ryzen launch

Led AMD during the introduction of its Zen-based desktop processors.

EPYC

Oversaw renewed competition in server processors.

Beyond work

Engineering recognition

Has received major professional honours for semiconductor leadership.

Education

Has supported engineering education and spoken about technical careers.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references

Photo: Fuzheado. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.