Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 43 | Mark Papermaster: The EE and Exec Behind Apple, IBM, Cisco, and AMD's Success

Moore's Lobby · 12 Apr 2022 · 51m · Episode 3

What this episode covers

Mark Papermaster, AMD's CTO and Executive Vice President of Technology and Engineering, discusses his career at Apple, IBM, and Cisco, and his current role leading AMD's turnaround. He explains how AMD used modularity and the Infinity Architecture to 'punch above its weight' against larger competitors, enabling the development of the Zen architecture and APU. Papermaster details the strategic shift toward chiplets and heterogeneous computing through acquisitions of ATI and Xilinx, allowing AMD to mix CPU, GPU, and FPGA technologies. He emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary engineering teams, balanced system design, and AI as a fundamental skill for modern engineers.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
AMD, Apple, IBM, Cisco, ATI, Xilinx
Products
Zen, iPhone, iPod, PowerPC
Also
RISC-V

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