How Chip Giant AMD Finally Caught Intel

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How Chip Giant AMD Finally Caught Intel​

Chapters:
1:51 Making chips
4:01 Going fabless
5:37 Catching Intel
8:17 Geopolitics and PC slump
10:51 Diversification

Chip giant Advanced Micro Devices made history this year when it surpassed Intel by market cap for the first time ever. Intel has long held the lead in the market for computer processors, but AMD’s been on the rise since it acquired adaptive chip company Xilinx in February for $49 billion. Now, AMD chips are in two Tesla models, NASA’s Mars Perseverance land rover, 5G cell towers and the world’s fastest supercomputer. CNBC sat down with CEO Lisa Su to hear about AMD’s remarkable comeback, huge bets on new types of chips in the face of a PC slump, new restrictions on exports to China, and shifting industry trends.

Produced by: Katie Tarasov
Edited by: Dain Evans
Additional Camera: Andrew Evers, Lucas Mulliki, Jeniece Pettitt, Maarten van Rouveroy
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Graphics by: Mallory Brangan, Christina Locopo