Su's Zen architecture and Epyc server CPUs restored AMD as a credible Intel competitor and made the company a key alternative in data centers and gaming. She later became one of the most visible semiconductorA material whose conductivity can be controlled — silicon semiconductors are the basis of almost all computer chips. executives in the AI era.

Su's leadership revived AMD from near-irrelevance to a major Intel and NVIDIA rival.

Competition in CPUs and GPUs matters for cloud pricing and AI hardware diversity.