1. Lisa Tzwu-Fang Su is an American billionaire business executive, computer scientist, and electrical engineer who is the president, chief executive officer, and chair of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices.
16 Facts About Lisa Su
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Lisa Su is known for her work developing silicon-on-insulator semiconductor manufacturing technologies and more efficient semiconductor chips during her time as vice president of IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center.
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Lisa Su previously served on the board of Cisco Systems and is currently on the board of the US Semiconductor Industry Association, in addition to being a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Lisa Su Tzwu-Fang Su was born in November of 1969 in Tainan, Taiwan.
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Lisa Su was born in a Taiwanese Hokkien speaking family.
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Lisa Su immigrated to the United States at the age of 3 with her parents Su Chun-hwai and Sandy Lo.
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Lisa Su recalled, "I just had a great curiosity about how things worked".
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Lisa Su attended the Bronx High School of Science in New York City, graduating in 1986.
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Lisa Su settled on electrical engineering, recollecting that it seemed like the most difficult major.
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Lisa Su remained focused on the topic for the remainder of her education, spending much of her time in labs designing and adjusting products.
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Lisa Su continued as vice president of the semiconductor research and development center at IBM, holding the role until May 2007.
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Lisa Su was appointed as Board of Directors Chair of the Global Semiconductor Alliance.
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Lisa Su was the 2020 recipient of the Semiconductor Industry Association's Robert N Noyce Award.
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Lisa Su was the 2020 Technical Leadership Abie Award Winner.
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Lisa Su was the recipient of the Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
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Lisa Su was ranked 12th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.