{"id":36239,"date":"2018-01-24T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T07:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=36239"},"modified":"2018-01-24T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T07:44:45","slug":"graphics-industry-leaders-mike-rayfield-and-david-wang-join-amd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/36239-graphics-industry-leaders-mike-rayfield-and-david-wang-join-amd\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphics Industry Leaders Mike Rayfield and David Wang Join AMD<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"
SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, Calif. 1\/23\/2018<\/div>\n
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\u200bAMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced the appoint\u00adment of Mike Ray\u00adfield as seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger of AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies Group (RTG<\/span>), and David Wang as seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent of engi\u00adnee\u00adring for RTG<\/span>. Both will report to Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span> Dr. Lisa Su. Ray\u00adfield will be respon\u00adsi\u00adble for all aspects of stra\u00adtegy and busi\u00adness manage\u00adment for AMD<\/span>\u2019s gra\u00adphics busi\u00adness inclu\u00adding con\u00adsu\u00admer gra\u00adphics, pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics, and semi-cus\u00adtom pro\u00adducts. Wang will be respon\u00adsi\u00adble for all aspects of gra\u00adphics engi\u00adnee\u00adring, inclu\u00adding the tech\u00adni\u00adcal stra\u00adtegy, archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre, hard\u00adware, and soft\u00adware for AMD<\/span> gra\u00adphics pro\u00adducts and technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Mike and David are indus\u00adtry lea\u00adders who bring pro\u00adven track records of deli\u00adve\u00adring pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adble busi\u00adness growth and lea\u00adder\u00adship pro\u00adduct road\u00admaps,\u201d said AMD<\/span> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and CEO<\/span> Dr. Lisa Su. \u201cWe enter 2018 with incre\u00addi\u00adble momen\u00adtum for our gra\u00adphics busi\u00adness based on the full set of GPU<\/span> pro\u00adducts we intro\u00addu\u00adced last year for the con\u00adsu\u00admer, pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal, and machi\u00adne lear\u00adning mar\u00adkets. Under Mike and David\u2019s lea\u00adder\u00adship, I am con\u00adfi\u00addent we will con\u00adti\u00adnue to grow the foot\u00adprint of Rade\u00adon across the gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve, and GPU<\/span> com\u00adpu\u00adte markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ray\u00adfield brings to AMD<\/span> more than 30 years of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy indus\u00adtry expe\u00adri\u00adence focu\u00adsed on growth, buil\u00adding deep cus\u00adto\u00admer rela\u00adti\u00adonships, and dri\u00adving results. Ray\u00adfield joins AMD<\/span> from Micron Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, whe\u00adre he was seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger of the Mobi\u00adle Busi\u00adness Unit. Under Rayfield\u2019s lea\u00adder\u00adship, Micron\u2019s mobi\u00adle busi\u00adness achie\u00adved signi\u00adfi\u00adcant reve\u00adnue growth and impro\u00adved pro\u00adfi\u00adta\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty. Pri\u00ador to Micron, Ray\u00adfield ser\u00adved as gene\u00adral mana\u00adger of the Mobi\u00adle Busi\u00adness Unit at Nvi\u00addia, whe\u00adre he led the team that crea\u00adted Tegra.<\/p>\n

With more than 25 years of gra\u00adphics and sili\u00adcon deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment expe\u00adri\u00adence, Wang brings deep tech\u00adni\u00adcal exper\u00adti\u00adse and an excel\u00adlent track record in mana\u00adging com\u00adplex sili\u00adcon deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment to AMD<\/span>. Wang rejoins AMD<\/span> from Syn\u00adap\u00adtics, whe\u00adre he was seni\u00ador vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent of Sys\u00adtems Sili\u00adcon Engi\u00adnee\u00adring respon\u00adsi\u00adble for sili\u00adcon sys\u00adtems deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of Syn\u00adap\u00adtics pro\u00adducts. Under Wang\u2019s lea\u00adder\u00adship, Syn\u00adap\u00adtics more than qua\u00addru\u00adpled its design team through acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon and orga\u00adnic growth. Pri\u00ador to joi\u00adning Syn\u00adap\u00adtics, Wang was cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent at AMD<\/span> respon\u00adsi\u00adble for SOC<\/span> deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of AMD<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsor pro\u00adducts, inclu\u00adding GPUs, CPUs, and APUs. Pre\u00advious\u00adly, Wang held various tech\u00adni\u00adcal and manage\u00adment posi\u00adti\u00adons at ATI<\/span>, ArtX, SGI<\/span>, Axil Work\u00adsta\u00adtions, and LSI<\/span> Logic.<\/p>\n

About AMD<\/span><\/h3>\n

For more than 45 years, AMD<\/span> has dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting, gra\u00adphics, and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2015 the buil\u00adding blocks for gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter. Hundreds of mil\u00adli\u00adons of con\u00adsu\u00admers, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses, and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch faci\u00adli\u00adties around the world rely on AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work, and play. AMD<\/span> employees around the world are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the AMD<\/span> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) web\u00adsite<\/a>, blog<\/a>, Face\u00adbook<\/a> and Twit\u00adter<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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