AMD’s CEO Wants To Chip Away at Nvidia’s Lead

12/06/24 • 40 min

Emily Chang meets AMD CEO Lisa Su on the heels of her tenth year anniversary as CEO. They discuss her career, the bets she’s making to compete in a fast paced technology race between Intel and Nvidia, her long view on China, and her passion for fast cars. Chang and Su visit the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas to meet Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team boss Toto Wolff and star driver Lewis Hamilton for a closer look at AMD’s technology inside the Mercedes cars.

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The Circuit with Emily Chang - AMD’s CEO Wants To Chip Away at Nvidia’s Lead

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I'm Emily Chang and this is The Circuit. Finally, after nearly two seasons of bringing you interviews with the top leaders in tech in business, the Circuit is going to be talking about circuits on an actual racing circuit. This episode will take you to F one in Austin, but first we start at the headquarters of one of the biggest.

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Chip makers in the world.

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