{"id":19428,"date":"2015-09-10T08:06:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=19428"},"modified":"2015-09-10T08:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:06:47","slug":"amd-forms-radeon-technologies-group-to-enhance-focus-on-graphics-and-immersive-computing-under-the-leadership-of-raja-koduri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/19428-amd-forms-radeon-technologies-group-to-enhance-focus-on-graphics-and-immersive-computing-under-the-leadership-of-raja-koduri\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Forms Radeon Technologies Group To Enhance Focus on Graphics And Immersive Computing Under The Leadership of Raja Koduri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif. 9\/9\/2015<\/div>\n
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AMD<\/span><\/a> <\/span>(NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced the pro\u00admo\u00adti\u00adon of <\/span>Raja Kodu\u00adri<\/a> <\/span>(47) to seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and chief archi\u00adtect, Rade\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies Group, report\u00ading to <\/span>pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span> Dr. Lisa Su<\/a>. In his expan\u00added role, Kodu\u00adri is respon\u00adsi\u00adble for over\u00adsee\u00ading all aspects of gra\u00adphics tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies used in AMD<\/span>\u2019s APU<\/span>, dis\u00adcrete GPU<\/span>, semi-cus\u00adtom, and GPU<\/span> com\u00adpu\u00adte products.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are ente\u00adring an age of immersi\u00adve com\u00adpu\u00adting whe\u00adre we will be sur\u00adroun\u00added by bil\u00adli\u00adons of bril\u00adli\u00adant pixels that enhan\u00adce our dai\u00adly lives in ways we have yet to ful\u00adly com\u00adpre\u00adhend,\u201d said Dr. Su. \u201cAMD<\/span> is well posi\u00adtio\u00adned to lead this tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon with gra\u00adphics IP<\/span> that powers the best gam\u00ading and visu\u00adal com\u00adpu\u00adting expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces today. With the crea\u00adti\u00adon of the Rade\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies Group we are put\u00adting in place a more agi\u00adle, ver\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly-inte\u00adgra\u00adted gra\u00adphics orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon focu\u00adsed on soli\u00addi\u00adfy\u00ading our posi\u00adti\u00adon as the gra\u00adphics indus\u00adtry lea\u00adder, recap\u00adtu\u00adring pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble share across tra\u00addi\u00adtio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics mar\u00adkets, and sta\u00adking lea\u00adder\u00adship posi\u00adti\u00adons in new mar\u00adkets such as vir\u00adtu\u00adal and aug\u00admen\u00adted reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>AMD<\/span> is one of the few com\u00adpa\u00adnies with the engi\u00adnee\u00adring talent and IP<\/span> to make emer\u00adging immersi\u00adve com\u00adpu\u00adting oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties a rea\u00adli\u00adty,\u201d said Kodu\u00adri. \u201cNow, with the Rade\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies Group, we have a dedi\u00adca\u00adted team focu\u00adsed on gro\u00adwing our busi\u00adness as we crea\u00adte a uni\u00adque envi\u00adron\u00adment for the best and brigh\u00adtest minds in gra\u00adphics to be a part of the team re-defi\u00adning the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kodu\u00adri has more than 20 years of hands-on expe\u00adri\u00adence advan\u00adcing the visu\u00adal com\u00adpu\u00adting expe\u00adri\u00adence on per\u00adso\u00adnal com\u00adpu\u00adters, from con\u00adtent crea\u00adti\u00adon to GPU<\/span> sys\u00adtem archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre and design. Kodu\u00adri most recent\u00adly was respon\u00adsi\u00adble for dri\u00adving AMD<\/span>\u2019s visu\u00adal and acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted com\u00adpu\u00adting inno\u00adva\u00adtions, inclu\u00adding the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the industry\u2019s first gra\u00adphics chip with inte\u00adgra\u00adted High-Band\u00adwidth Memo\u00adry (HBM<\/span>) to deli\u00adver new levels of per\u00adfor\u00admance in smal\u00adler, more power-effi\u00adci\u00adent gra\u00adphics cards. Kodu\u00adri has also been respon\u00adsi\u00adble for lea\u00adding AMD<\/span>\u2019s Liquid\u00adVR\u2122 initia\u00adti\u00adve to deli\u00adver the best pos\u00adsi\u00adble vir\u00adtu\u00adal rea\u00adli\u00adty (VR<\/span>) expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces through the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of new tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and part\u00adner\u00adships desi\u00adgned to make ever\u00ady\u00adthing from gam\u00ading to VR<\/span> cine\u00adma every bit as immersi\u00adve and inter\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve as the real world. He joi\u00adn\u00aded AMD<\/span> from Apple, whe\u00adre he was direc\u00adtor of gra\u00adphics archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre. Pri\u00ador to joi\u00adning Apple, Kodu\u00adri ser\u00adved in a ran\u00adge of gra\u00adphics lea\u00adder\u00adship roles at AMD<\/span> and ATI<\/span>. Kodu\u00adri holds a Mas\u00adter of Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy degree in Elec\u00adtro\u00adnics and Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons from IIT<\/span> Kha\u00adrag\u00adpur, India.<\/p>\n

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