Jim Keller

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Jim Keller (* 1958/1959) is a microprocessor - engineer , who mainly through his work at the computer company AMD and Apple is known.

education

Keller holds a BS in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University .

Professional career

Jim Keller worked at DEC until 1998 , where he was involved in the development of the Alpha 21164 and 21264 processors. In 1998 he moved to AMD , where he worked on the launch of the AMD Athlon (K7) processor and was the lead architect of the AMD K8 microarchitecture, which also included the design of the x86-64 instruction set and the HyperTransport connection, which were mainly used for multiprocessor communication.

In 1999 he left AMD to work at SiByte and develop MIPS -based processors for 1 Gbit / s network interfaces and other devices. In November 2000, SiByte was taken over by Broadcom , where he was chief architect until 2004.

In 2004, he joined PA Semi, a company specializing in low-power mobile processors, as Vice President of Engineering. At the beginning of 2008, Keller switched to Apple . PA Semi was taken over by Apple shortly afterwards and brought Keller back together with his previous PA Semi team. The new team worked on the development of the Apple A4 and A5 mobile system-on-a-chip processors . These processors were used in several Apple products including the iPhone 4 , 4S , iPad, and iPad 2 .

In August 2012, Jim Keller returned to AMD, where his main role was to develop a completely new micro-architecture called Zen . After years of not being able to compete with Intel in the high-end CPU market, the new generation of Zen processors should restore AMD's position in the high-end x86-64 processor market. On September 18, 2015, Keller left AMD to pursue other opportunities and completed his three year tenure with AMD.

In January 2016, Keller joined Tesla, Inc. as Vice President of Autopilot Hardware Engineering.

Keller joined Intel in April 2018. On June 11, 2020, he announced his resignation for personal reasons.

Personal

Jim Keller is married to Bonnie Peterson, sister of psychologist Jordan Peterson .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cristian_25H Aug 1st, 2012 09:13 Discuss: Computer Architect Jim Keller Joins AMD as Chief of Processor Group. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Brooke Crothers: In tit for tat, AMD grabs Apple chip designer . In: CNET , August 1, 2012. 
  3. ↑ a b c d Anand Lal Shimpi : Apple A4 / A5 Designer & K8 Lead Architect, Jim Keller, Returns to AMD . In: AnandTech , August 1, 2012. 
  4. ↑ a b c Anton Shilov: Return of the King: AMD K7 and K8 Designer Jim Keller Back at AMD . In: X-bit Labs , August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. 
  5. ↑ a b Seth Weintraub: Apple CPU guru Jim Keller, who came with PA Semi deal, departs back to AMD to lead group under Mark Papermaster . In: 9to5Mac , August 1, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Charlie Demerjian: Apple's CPU architect Jim Keller moves back to AMD . In: SemiAccurate , August 1, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Jose Vilches: Apple chip designer Jim Keller heads back to AMD . In: TechSpot . August 1, 2012.
  8. ^ Molly Williams: Broadcom Agrees to Acquire SiByte for $ 2 Billion in Stock . In: Wall Street Journal , Nov. 7, 2000. 
  9. ^ Adi Robertson: Former Apple chip designer Jim Keller joins AMD as chief architect and VP . In: The Verge , Vox Media, August 1, 2012. 
  10. ↑ Andy Patrizio: AMD roadmap: Is AMD finally ready to give Intel a real fight? . In: ITworld , May 16, 2014. 
  11. ↑ Robin Wauters: Apple's CPU Architect Jim Keller Jumps To AMD . In: The Next Web , August 1, 2012. 
  12. ↑ Graeme Burton: AMD to design new micro-architecture for 2015 launch under chip guru Jim Keller . In: computing.co.uk , May 12, 2014. 
  13. ↑ Andy Patrizio: AMD roadmap: Is AMD finally ready to give Intel a real fight? . In: ITworld , May 16, 2014. 
  14. ^ Hassan Mujtaba: AMD Confirms Development of High-Performance x86 Core With Completely New Architecture . In: WCCFtech , May 5, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Anton Shilov: AMD: 'Bulldozer' was not a game-changer, but next-gen 'Zen' will be . In: kitguru.net , September 11, 2014. 
  16. ↑ Anand Lal Shimpi : Apple A4 / A5 Designer & K8 Lead Architect, Jim Keller, Returns to AMD . In: AnandTech , August 1, 2012. 
  17. ↑ Sean Kalinich: AMD Brings K7 / K8 Creator, Jim Keller, Back Into the Fold . In: decryptedtech.com , June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. 
  18. ↑ Legendary CPU architect Jim Keller leaves AMD . Retrieved September 18, 2015. 
  19. ^ Seth Weintraub: The chip guru who built Apple's Ax microprocessors joins Tesla to lead the Autopilot Hardware Engineering team . In: Electrek , January 28, 2016. 
  20. ^ Matthew Wilson: Zen architecture lead Jim Keller heads to Intel . In: Kit Guru . April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved on April 27, 2018.
  21. ^ Changes in Intel's Technology, Systems Architecture and Client Group . In: Intel Newsroom . June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  22. ↑ Patty Winsa: He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back . 15th January 2017.