[Hardware] AMD CEO Lisa Su to Receive Semiconductor Industry Top Honor

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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO, has been named the recipient of the association's honorary award, the Robert N. Noyce Award.

SIA presents the Noyce Award annually in recognition of a leader who has made outstanding contributions to the semiconductor industry, both in technology and public policy. Dr. Su will accept the award at the SIA Awards Celebration and Leadership Forum, a virtual event taking place on November 19, 2020.

“A great leader in our industry, Lisa Su has successfully advanced high-performance computing and next-generation semiconductor technologies throughout her career as an engineer and business executive,” said John Neuffer, president and CEO of SIA. .

Additionally, Neuffer added, “Lisa's outstanding accomplishments significantly strengthened the semiconductor industry and America's global technology leadership. She has inspired and opened doors for countless people in technology along her path. On behalf of the SIA Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to announce Lisa as the 2020 Robert N. Noyce Award Winner in recognition of her impressive accomplishments. "

 

 

The career of Dr. Lisa Su
Dr. Su has served as President and CEO of AMD since October 2014 and also serves on the AMD Board of Directors. Previously, she was COO, responsible for all aspects of product strategy and execution. Before joining AMD in 2012, Dr. Su held various senior positions at various semiconductor companies, including Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, and Texas Instruments.

One of the most awarded in the world
Additionally, Dr. Su has bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She has published more than 40 technical articles and was named a member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers in 2009.

In 2018, Dr. Su was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Fortune magazine. She also received the prestigious Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.

In 2019, she was named one of the World's 50 Best CEOs by Barron's, one of the “Most Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune Magazine, one of the “World's Best Performing CEOs” by Harvard Business Review, and was included in “The Bloomberg 50” list of people who defined the year.

The doctor's words
"It is a great honor to receive the Noyce Award and to join the distinguished list of past winners, many of whom I am fortunate to count as mentors, role models, colleagues and friends," Su said.

Finally, she added: "I hope to continue pushing the limits of what we can achieve in the semiconductor industry, which has become a fundamental element in all aspects of our lives."