CPU Guru Jim Keller leaves AMD
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Aura89
This guy is so flip floppy when it comes to which place has his employment that its not really surprising nor do i really care.
Asgardi
The interesting question is obviously "why". Did this guy see that "we are done" and leaves before inevitable failure, or did someone buy him off? Or some other issue like health?
Ryu5uzaku
That was like his longest time he spent at AMD, he does not stay long anywhere if you look at his history. Earlier he was at AMD for 1-year to make the best AMD cpus. 😀
Should not affect anything if it regards first gen Zen.
d_mouse
Loobyluggs
Jim leaves.
Jim sell shares.
Microsoft place offer to buy AMD.
Immediate share price increase means Jim's shares would have been worth several hundred million more than he sold them for.
AMDJoe
I would like to reiterate that Zen remains on track. There's some more info here about it.
Ryrynz
Meh. The important news is that Zen unlikely until to Q4.. WTF.
Dazz
The CPU has been done for a few months now, June or was it July they finished it, it's now being taped out. Global foundries are still not capable of doing 14nm in sufficient volumes. From Jims history i would say he is a contractor they do their work test it make sure it's sufficient to the clients requirements then move on, they are not an employee and they do not hang around.
Noisiv
Jim was responsible for overseeing the teams defining the roadmaps for AMD’s CPU cores, systems IP and server and client SoCs.
Jim’s departure is not expected to impact our public product or technology roadmaps, and we remain on track for “Zen” sampling in 2016 with first full year of revenue in 2017.
Can you notice the evolution of wording? Now it's sampling in 2016.
Means mass production 9-12 months later.
I'd be very very surprised to see Zen in stores in 2016.
Ryu5uzaku
Noisiv
Ryu5uzaku
Noisiv
Well yes... being 2017 product it seems like Zen will, at least partially, have to go against 10nm Kaby (2H'17).
But everyone is having problems with 14nm, and I can't see Jim leaving at this point in time being part of well-thought process.
Something clearly went awry.
Ryu5uzaku
Noisiv
Right... having to go against Cannonlake.
10nm, 2H'17
I cant agree with this "he finished what he set out".
Because that assumes all AMD needed was a little bit of Jim.
Then why let him go, and how is that not a bad thing - if he's that indispensable, and he turns to gold everything he touches .
Another fight is on the horizon: assuming all goes well with Zen. They will have... what... 3Q before Cannonlake shows up.
Denial
fantaskarsef
Kaarme
Chillin
H83