South Korea and AMD Discuss AI Chip Cooperation

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and AMD met on the 4th at the Westin Seoul Parnas Hotel to review progress on AI chip cooperation and discuss next steps under their memorandum of understanding (MOU). The two sides are pursuing computing infrastructure using domestic AI chips and the establishment of an AI research center.

The meeting is a regular forum to review implementation of the MOU signed in July this year. During AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su’s visit to South Korea on the 7th of last month, she met with Second Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong, and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to AI chip cooperation. Attendees included Lee Do-gyu, director general of the ministry’s ICT Policy Office, and Keith Strier, AMD senior vice president of global AI markets.

Participants discussed building heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure that connects AMD central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) with domestically developed neural processing units (NPUs). They also reviewed progress on an AMD AI research center, university support and AI talent development, and discussed specific implementation plans and schedules.

AMD held its Advancing AI World Tour Seoul 2026 in South Korea for the first time, with more than 1,300 people preregistered. South Korean companies collaborating with AMD on AI computing infrastructure, including LG Electronics, Moreh and MangoBoost, attended to share relevant technologies and discuss the ecosystem’s development.

Vice Minister Ryu visited the event, toured domestic companies’ exhibits with Senior Vice President Strier and reviewed their technology development and cooperation. Ryu said holding AMD’s flagship event in South Korea for the first time showed that the company considers the country an important AI partner. He said the ministry would work to keep joint projects on track and support the growth of South Korean AI chip companies and the competitiveness of the country’s AI ecosystem.

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and AMD met on the 4th at the Westin Seoul Parnas Hotel to review progress on AI chip cooperation and discuss next steps under their memorandum of understanding (MOU). The two sides are pursuing computing infrastructure using domestic AI chips and the establishment of an AI research center.

The meeting is a regular forum to review implementation of the MOU signed in July this year. During AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su’s visit to South Korea on the 7th of last month, she met with Second Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong, and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to AI chip cooperation. Attendees included Lee Do-gyu, director general of the ministry’s ICT Policy Office, and Keith Strier, AMD senior vice president of global AI markets.

Participants discussed building heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure that connects AMD central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) with domestically developed neural processing units (NPUs). They also reviewed progress on an AMD AI research center, university support and AI talent development, and discussed specific implementation plans and schedules.

AMD held its Advancing AI World Tour Seoul 2026 in South Korea for the first time, with more than 1,300 people preregistered. South Korean companies collaborating with AMD on AI computing infrastructure, including LG Electronics, Moreh and MangoBoost, attended to share relevant technologies and discuss the ecosystem’s development.

Vice Minister Ryu visited the event, toured domestic companies’ exhibits with Senior Vice President Strier and reviewed their technology development and cooperation. Ryu said holding AMD’s flagship event in South Korea for the first time showed that the company considers the country an important AI partner. He said the ministry would work to keep joint projects on track and support the growth of South Korean AI chip companies and the competitiveness of the country’s AI ecosystem.