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AMD Nabs Apple Graphics Chip Designer

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The PC and server chipmaker will soon announce Raja Koduri is joining AMD's team to work on graphics chip design, CNET has exclusively learned.

Advanced Micro Devices will soon announce it has hired a former Apple graphics chip designer to bolster its engineering leadership bench as it turns itself around, CNET has learned.

Raja Koduri, who most recently served as director of graphics architecture for Apple, will be rejoining AMD four years after leaving that company, people familiar with the hire told CNET. He will be taking on a role in AMD's graphics business, though it wasn't immediately clear to CNET what his title would be. AMD is expected to make the announcement next week.

The move is the latest in a series of behind-the-scenes shuffles among some heavy hitters in the chip market. Last August, AMD named Jim Keller to be its corporate vice president and chief microprocessor architect, reporting to former Apple hardware chief Mark Papermaster. The month before it was AMD chip designer John Bruno, who joined Apple.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/6907/the-king-is-back-raja-koduri-leaves-apple-returns-to-amd
 
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It's at least a positive sign for AMD. The last months have shown that they are willing to replace quality personnel who leave with other personnel of the same calibre. Before they had seemed to be haemorrhaging key personnel for a few years without getting adequate replacements.
 
Amazing news to be honest - Putting the right people, in the right place at the right time - Very positive for AMD.
 
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