The day before it became that IBM veteran and until recently GlobalFoundries CTO Dr. Gary Patton joined Intel. GlobalFoundries abandoned the pursuit of the latest process technology last year, and the tasks of the chief technologist have obviously changed. The lack of prospects probably prompted Patton to look for a job in his specialty in a new place, which became an executive position at Intel.
Gary Patton joined GlobalFoundries along with the IBM factories, which were transferred to a new owner in the summer of 2015. At IBM, Dr. Patton led the microelectronics development department and was responsible, among other things, for new technical processes. At Intel, he will serve as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Solutions Development under the direct supervision of Intel CTO Mike Mayberry. At Intel : to reach the production of chips with technological standards of 2029 nm by 1,4. Gary Patton will play a significant role in this.
Patton will be responsible for development support, linking process technology, profitability, productivity and time-to-market for real products. He will also lead the development of process design kits (PDKs), IPs and tools. Patton may not be the icing on the cake, but he's a man of the caliber of all of Intel's recent high-profile acquisitions, such as Murthy Renduchintala, Jim Keller, and Raja Koduri.
Source: 3dnews.ru