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Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday forecast a strong finish to the year, driven by the planned launch of artificial intelligence (AI) chips that could compete with Nvidia semiconductors.
AMD shares rose about 3 per cent in after-hours trading.
CEO Lisa Su said AMD is set to ramp up production of its flagship MI300 AI chips in the fourth quarter. The accelerator chips, which are in short supply, are designed to compete against the advanced H100 chips already sold by Nvidia.
Su said customer interest in the MI300 series chips is “very high” and AMD expanded its work with “top-tier cloud providers, large enterprises and numerous leading AI companies” during the third quarter.
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Investors are betting that MI300 chips, due for release later this year, will challenge Nvidia in the surging market for advanced AI chips.
MI300s exceed the performance limits for sale to China under export controls issued in October, and unlike Nvidia and Intel, AMD has yet to create special chips for the lucrative Chinese market.
Nvidia modified its H100 chips to comply with US Commerce Department restrictions on advanced AI semiconductor sales to China. AMD is mulling a similar strategy with its MI300 and older MI250 chips, Su said on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday.
“Our plan is to, of course, be fully compliant with US export controls. But we do believe there’s an opportunity to develop product(s) for our customer set in China that is looking for AI solutions, and we’ll continue to work in that direction.”
AMD has not given a detailed full-year forecast but said it expects 2023 sales in its data centre business, including MI300 chips, to exceed the US$6.04 billion in 2022.

Jenny Hardy, portfolio manager at GP Bullhound, which owns Nvidia and AMD stock, said Nvidia still faces supply constraints, leaving an opening for AMD’s chip.
“If AMD can ramp production and launch those MI300 chips in the fourth quarter, they will likely see strong demand because plenty of people cannot get their hands on Nvidia chips. So we would assume that AMD can effectively kind of fill some of that supply-demand gap,” Hardy said.
AMD has enough components for MI300 chips for an “aggressive” launch in the fourth quarter, and ample supply for 2024, Su said.
Su cited “strong interest” in its older MI250 chip, which remains a “very good option” for less complicated AI tasks.
For the second quarter, revenue at AMD’s data centre business fell 11 per cent to US$1.32 billion, while revenue at its client business slumped 54 per cent to US$998 million from US$2.2 billion a year ago.


Large cloud players like Microsoft and Google plan to ramp up spending on data centres in the second half of the year, analysts said, noting that spending will skew toward AI chips and infrastructure.
However, a decline in PC shipments has moderated and demand has started showing signs of improvement.
“Looking to the third quarter, we expect our Data Center and Client segment revenues to each grow by a double-digit percentage sequentially driven by increasing demand for our EPYC and Ryzen processors, partially offset by Gaming and Embedded segment declines,” said AMD finance chief Jean Hu.
The company forecast current-quarter revenue of about US$5.7 billion, plus or minus US$300 million. Analysts polled by Refinitiv on average expect revenue of US$5.82 billion.


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MI300 chips exceed performance limits for sale to China under export controls, but CEO Lisa Su said she sees opportunity to develop a product for the country
AMD forecast a strong finish to the year and expects 2023 sales in its data centre business to exceed the US$6.04 billion in 2022


MI300 AI chips exceed performance limits for sale to China under export controls, but CEO Lisa Su said she sees opportunity to develop a product for the country like rivals Nvidia and Intel.


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AMD plans to ramp AI chip production and sees opportunity in China, where its flagship MI300 cannot be sold

MI300 chips exceed performance limits for sale to China under export controls, but CEO Lisa Su said she sees opportunity to develop a product for the country AMD forecast a strong finish to the year and expects 2023 sales in its data centre business to exceed the US$6.04 billion in 2022

MI300 chips exceed performance limits for sale to China under export controls, but CEO Lisa Su said she sees opportunity to develop a product for the country

AMD forecast a strong finish to the year and expects 2023 sales in its data centre business to exceed the US$6.04 billion in 2022