AMD CEO Lisa Su on the AI chip race and Nvidia
The Times Tech Podcast
Will Morley
4.8 • 676 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Katie and Danny unpack Nvidia's $47 billion second-quarter revenue – more than it made in all of 2023. But can anyone challenge its dominance? Danny interviews AMD’s Lisa Su, head of the American chipmaker that designs the processors powering everything from PCs to data centres, about the company’s turnaround, China, and whether Nvidia’s crown is within reach.
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