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Engineering, Inspiration, and Advice—Intel VP Deepali Trehan's Journey

Moore's Lobby · 7 Mar 2023 · 1h 00m · Episode 1

What this episode covers

Deepali Trehan, Intel VP of the Programmable Solutions Group, recounts her journey from Delhi to leading FPGA product marketing, emphasizing resilience and learning from failure. She details Intel's Agilex FPGAs, which deliver 2X better performance per watt than 7nm competitors, utilizing chiplet-based design and Intel's own manufacturing for supply chain resilience. Trehan also discusses the Agilex 5 family's AI tensor blocks and the importance of mentorship, advising engineers to write their own job descriptions and embrace the unknown.

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large enterprises

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Intel, Texas Instruments
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Agilex
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Texas Tech

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