SAN JOSE, June 12 (Reuters) -

Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) CEO Lisa Su showed off a new

crop of artificial intelligence chips that will compete with the

flagship processors designed by Nvidia ( NVDA ).

AMD shares were roughly flat in early afternoon trading.

Su took the stage to discuss the MI350 series and MI400

series AI chips that she said would compete with Nvidia's ( NVDA )

Blackwell line of processors. During her speech, executives from

X.AI, Meta Platforms and Oracle took to the stage to discuss

their respective uses of AMD processors.

AMD's Su reiterated the company's product plans for the

next year, which will roughly match the annual release schedule

that Nvidia ( NVDA ) began with its Blackwell chips.

AMD has struggled to siphon off a portion of the quickly

growing market for artificial intelligence chips from the

dominant Nvidia ( NVDA ). But the company has made a concerted

effort to improve its software and produce a line of chips that

rival Nvidia's ( NVDA ) performance.

Thursday's event, called "Advancing AI," will focus on AMD's

data center chips and other hardware.

AMD completed the acquisition of server builder ZT Systems in

March. As a result, AMD is expected to launch new complete AI

systems, similar to several of the server-rack-sized products

Nvidia ( NVDA ) produces.

Santa Clara, California-based AMD has made a series of small

acquisitions in recent weeks and has added talent to its chip

design and AI software teams. At the event, Su said the company

had acquired 25 companies in the past year that were related to

the company's AI plans.

Last week, AMD hired the team from chip startup Untether AI.

On Wednesday, AMD said it had hired several employees from

generative AI startup Lamini, including the co-founder and CEO.

AMD's software called ROCm has struggled to gain traction

against Nvidia's ( NVDA ) CUDA, which is seen by some industry insiders

as a key part of protecting the company's dominance.

When AMD reported earnings in May, Su said that despite

increasingly aggressive curbs on AI chip exports to China, AMD

still expected strong double-digit growth from AI chips.