AMD fans heard this news, I do not know how to feel.
One generation chip giant Jim Keller left Tesla, who has been working for more than a year, and said that he will join Intel.
The link between Jim Keller and AMD is, In the early years, he led the development of the K7/K8 architecture, leading AMD into the 64-bit era . Although during his transfer to Apple, he led the A4/A5 processor development , and later returned to AMD in 2012. Leaders have developed a revolutionary Zen architecture and the ARM K12 architecture that has yet to meet everyone.
Although in May 2015, nearly one year before the 'Zen' was actually launched, Keller left AMD to join Tesla. However, it is said that before he left, Ryzen was basically completed. Calling him the 'father of Zen' should not be an exaggeration.
However, this is also very interesting. It is said that after joining Intel, Jim Keller will work closely with Raja Koduri, another former chief architect of Apple’s AMD graphics card. At the same time, Chris Hook, who had recently left AMD, is expected to join with Jim Keller, who will assist Raja.
According to Electrorek, Tesla has confirmed the news of the departure of Jim Keller. His title stayed in the senior vice president of Tesla's Autopliot hardware department.
Tesla also generously stated that Jim Keller will return to the microprocessor field and work for a chip giant.
