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Mark Papermaster
Executive Vice President)
Known forMicroprocessor and product development
WebsiteMark Papermaster - AMD

Mark D. Papermaster (born 1961)

Cisco Systems as a VP[1] of the company's silicon engineering development.[8] Papermaster joined AMD on October 24, 2011, assuming oversight for all of AMD's technology teams and the creation of all of AMD's products,[9] and AMD's corporate technical direction.[2]

Early life and education

Mark D. Papermaster

University of Texas in Austin, in 1982 he began working at IBM in Vermont. He earned his master of science degree (MS) in electrical engineering from the University of Vermont[2] In 1988.[5]

Career

IBM (1982–2008)

After beginning his 26-year tenure at

Macintosh computers. Spending five years working specifically with PowerPC and becoming an expert on IBM Power microprocessors chips and the Power ISA,[7] Wired reports that “Papermaster was a key player in developing the PowerPC chips used in [early] Macs.”[6]

Papermaster moved from microprocessors to become vice president of the Blade Development Unit in October 2006.

storage blades, chassis, network electronics and associated ecosystem.”[5] Also in 2006, IBM selected him to join two executive groups: its Integration & Values Team (I&VT) and its Technical Leadership Team, the latter of which focused on attracting talent.[7]

Senior VP at Apple (2009–2010)

After being courted as a successor to

IBM filed a complaint alleging Papermaster had breached a one-year noncompete agreement.[7][13][14] Papermaster countersued,[12] arguing that Apple had hired him for his management and engineering abilities, not for insider knowledge of IBM processors.[15][16] Apple and IBM reached a settlement[1][17] in January 2009[13] where "Papermaster could only work for Apple after a six month unpaid vacation."[14]

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Papermaster joined Apple on April 24, 2009 as senior vice president of Mobile Devices and Devices Hardware Engineering.[13][18] Reporting to Steve Jobs, he was given direct oversight of the iPod and iPhone engineering teams, including iPhone hardware development and the June 2010 rollout of the iPhone 4.[5] Although the device proved popular, issues such as a slow release of a white version and reception flaws with the antenna resulted in controversy. The antenna design, a then-unusual device casing that acted as a signal receiver, had been green-lit in late 2009 by Steve Jobs. On August 7, 2010, The New York Times reported that Papermaster was leaving Apple for unconfirmed reasons.[17]

VP at Cisco Systems (2010–2011)

In November 2010, Papermaster became vice president of the Silicon Switching Technology Group at

LAN switches.[19]

CTO and executive VP at AMD (2011–present)

On October 19, 2011,

senior vice president (SVP) of Technology & Engineering, as well as its chief technology officer (CTO).[20] He was officially appointed to both roles on October 24, 2011.[9][10][21] As SVP of the newly formed Technology & Engineering Group under former CEO Rory Read, Papermaster was given oversight for all of AMD's technology teams.[8] He was also given oversight for all of AMD's products,[9] “corporate technical direction,”[2] and research and development,[8] including system-on-chip (SOC) product design[2] and integrated hardware and software.[9] Papermaster, who had been recruited to AMD by Nick Donofrio,[22] himself hired Jim Keller,[23] and in 2013 Papermaster hired Apple chip designer Raja Koduri, who reported to him directly.[22]

One of his first orders of business was to restructure the CPU design team to build

Polaris system.[27] At that point he had been heading the company's push into using 7 nm processor nodes,[28] announced as a key component in upcoming Zen and Navi-based processors.[26]

Speaking and writing

Papermaster is periodically asked to comment on industry trends such as

IEEE Test & Design Magazine,[34] Inc.,[35] and Network Computing.[36]

He has also given talks at industry events, for example "How To Build Truly Great Products" at the

IEEE Industry Summit on the Future of Computing in 2017.[41] In April 2018, he spoke at the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software.[42]

Organizations

Papermaster is a member of the

Olin College Presidents Council, and the advisory board at Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas.[2] Also at the University of Texas, he has been on the school's electrical and computer engineering advisory council.[5] In 2009, the University of Texas named Papermaster an ECE Fellow for his work with the university.[43] He was included on the Forbes Technology Council as a contributor as of June 2016.[44] In August 2017, he was announced as a new member of the advisory board of the CTO Forum.[45]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kane, Yukari Iwatani; Sherr, Ian (August 9, 2010). "iPhone Executive Leaves". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Executive Biography". AMD. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Executive Biography - Mark Papermaster". AMD. July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Advanced Micro Devices (January 25, 2019). "AMD Strengthens Senior Leadership Team". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Apple — Press Info — Bios — Mark Papermaster". Apple. April 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Chen, Brian X. (April 30, 2009). "Apple Quietly Recruits Chip Designers for In-House Tech". Wired. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h IBM v. Papermaster[permanent dead link], No. 08-9078, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95516 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2008). live version as of November 28, 2018
  8. ^ a b c d Sibley, Lisa (October 19, 2011). "AMD hires Mark Papermaster as senior VP, CTO". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e Hachman, Mark (October 19, 2011). "AMD Names IBM, Apple Vet Papermaster to CTO Spot". PCMag. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Mark Papermaster". Bloomberg.
  11. ^
    Austin Business Journal
    . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Austin Modine (November 14, 2008). "Papermaster countersues IBM over Apple gig". The Register. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Krazit, Tom (January 27, 2009). "Papermaster settles with IBM, sets Apple start date". CNET. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Bessen, James (October 17, 2014). "How Companies Kill Their Employees' Job Searches". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  15. ^ Chris Foresman (November 13, 2008). "The Papermaster Chase: IBM exec was not Apple's first pick". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  16. ^ Gregg Keizer (November 25, 2008). "Judge: Apple's new VP could cause 'irreparable harm' to IBM". Computerworld. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  17. ^ a b Helft, Miguel (August 7, 2010). "Executive Leaves Apple After iPhone Antenna Troubles". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  18. ^ Warman, Matt (August 9, 2010). "Apple iPhone head leaves company". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  19. ^ Lawson, Stephen (November 12, 2010). "Cisco Hires Former IPhone Engineer Papermaster". PCWorld. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  20. ^ Hachman, Mark (October 19, 2011). "AMD Names IBM, Apple Vet Papermaster to CTO Spot". PCMag. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  21. ^ Brian Caulfield (February 22, 2012). "Forget Intel; Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung Grabbing AMD Employees". Forbes.
  22. ^ a b Pressman, Aaron (June 28, 2017). "Chipmaker AMD Makes a Big Bet on Brand-New Tech". Fortune. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  23. ^ a b Cutress, Ian (March 2, 2017). "Making AMD Tick: A Very Zen Interview it Dr. Lisa Su, CEO". Anandtech.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "Mark Papermaster". AMD.com.
  25. ^ Michael Moore (June 20, 2017). "AMD - we're back, and taking the fight to Intel". IT ProPortal.
  26. ^ a b "AMD Unveils Expanding Set of High-Performance Products and Technologies Propelling Next Phase of Growth". AMD. May 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  27. ^ Jason Evangelho (April 9, 2018). "Radeon RX 500X Incoming: Polaris Refined Again?". Forbes.
  28. ^ Rick Merritt (July 24, 2017). "AMD's CTO on 7nm, Chip Stacks". EE Times. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  29. ^ Joe Osborne (September 5, 2016). "AMD's CTO: it's 'Moore's Law Plus' that will drive VR toward full immersion". TechRadar. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  30. ^ a b Mark Papermaster (May 5, 2018). "Silicon & Artificial Intelligence: The Foundation of Next Gen Data Security". Dark Reading. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  31. ^ Mark Papermaster (April 13, 2017). "How computing will change amid challenges to Moore's Law". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  32. ^ Mark Papermaster (December 29, 2016). "How AI will keep your data safe". ET Tech. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  33. ^ "Changing Consumer-Technology Interactions: The Rise Of CyberSecurity And Data Privacy". Forbes. May 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  34. ^ "Special Issue on 3D-Test". IEEE Design & Test Magazine (Volume 34, Issue 1). Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  35. ^ Mark Papermaster (August 13, 2001). "Mark Papermaster". Inc. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  36. ^ "Blockchain and Its Implementation Challenges". Network Computing. April 20, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  37. ^ "AMD Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster's Keynote at Embedded World 2018". AMD. April 4, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  38. DNA India
    . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  39. ^ "Imagination Tech Summit 2017 – "Future Forward: what do you need now to be successful in 2025?". Imagination Tech. March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  40. ^ "Materials Accelerating Innovation at SEMI Strategic Materials Conference". SEMI. June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  41. ^ "IEEE Industry Summit on the Future of Computing". IEEE Rebooting Computer. 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  42. ^ "Agenda". COFES 2018. April 12, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  43. ^ "Mark Papermaster Named ECE Fellow". University of Texas at Austin. April 19, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  44. ^ Mark Papermaster (June 28, 2016). "The Immersive Computing Era Starts Now: A Pervasive Computing Sequel". Forbes. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  45. The Business Journals
    . Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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