Raja Koduri

Raja M. Koduri[1] is a computer engineer and executive for computer graphics hardware. He is currently the chief architect and senior vice president of Intel's discrete graphics division. Before Intel, he worked as the senior vice president and chief architect of the Radeon Technologies Group, the graphics division at Intel's competitor AMD.

Raja M. Koduri
OccupationBusiness Executive
EmployerIntel Corporation
Known forlead and architect for graphics processing unit
Websitewww.linkedin.com/in/raja-koduri-3a51611/

Career

Koduri joined S3 Graphics in 1996. He became the director of advanced technology development at ATI Technologies in 2001.[2] Following Advanced Micro Devices's 2006 acquisition of ATI, he served as chief technology officer for graphics at AMD until 2009. He then went to Apple Inc., where he worked with graphics hardware, which allowed Apple to transition to high-resolution Retina displays for its Mac computers.[3] He returned to AMD in 2013 as a vice president in Visual Computing, which includes both GPU hardware and software, unlike his pre-2009 role at AMD which only concerned GPU hardware.[4] AMD reorganized its graphics division in 2015, promoting Koduri to the executive level by naming him senior vice president and chief architect of the newly formed Radeon Technologies Group. Under this role, Koduri reported directly to AMD CEO Lisa Su.[5]

Koduri took a three-month break from his job at AMD in September 2017, with the intention to spend time with his family.[6] He resigned from AMD on November 7.[7] Two days later, he joined Intel, a competitor to AMD,[2] as chief architect and senior vice president of the company's newly formed Core and Visual Computing Group.[2] Matthew S. Smith of Digital Trends argued that this would feel like a stab in heart for fans of AMD, noting that Koduri was "loved for his confident yet easy-going demeanor" and had become the unofficial face for AMD's underdog image.[8] In June 2018, Koduri announced Intel's plans to compete with AMD and Nvidia in discrete graphics processing units, with a planned launch of its first GPU in 2020.[9] In a March 2019 interview with Barron's, Koduri mentioned Intel's people and resources as his main reason for leaving AMD, described how he successfully headhunted former AMD and Apple engineer Jim Keller for Intel, and said that his visual computing group at Intel has 4,500 people.[10]

Koduri is an investor and advisor at Makuta VFX, an Indian visual effects company which he compared to Pixar.[4][11]

Education

Koduri earned a bachelors degree in electronics and communications from Andhra University.[12] Koduri holds a Master of Technology degree from IIT Kharagpur.[13]

References
  1. Condon, Stephanie (November 8, 2017). "Intel hires AMD's Raja Koduri to work on high-end, discrete graphics". ZDNet. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. Parrish, Kevin (November 9, 2017). "After teaming with AMD, Intel poaches its graphics guru to build its own GPUs". Digital Trends. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. Savov, Vlad (November 9, 2017). "Intel hires Apple and AMD veteran to lead development of its own graphics chips". The Verge. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. Shimpi, Anand Lal (April 19, 2013). "The King is Back: Raja Koduri Leaves Apple, Returns to AMD". AnandTech. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. Smith, Ryan (September 9, 2015). "AMD Reorganizes Graphics Division – Radeon Whole Once More, Led By Raja Koduri". AnandTech. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. Shrout, Ryan (September 13, 2017). "AMD Radeon Technologies Group Raja Koduri Goes on Sabbatical". PC Perspective. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  7. Sandhu, Tarinder (November 7, 2017). "Exclusive: Raja Koduri, Radeon Technologies Boss, leaves AMD". Hexus. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. Smith, Matthew S. (November 9, 2017). "Why is Intel into GPUs now? It was about to get stomped". Digital Trends. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  9. "Intel's Raja Koduri reveals plan to take on Nvidia and AMD in GPUs with 2020 launch". Computing.co.uk. June 14, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  10. Kim, Tae (March 12, 2019). "Why an Apple and AMD Veteran Decamped for Intel". Barron's. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. Jain, Aashika (May 30, 2018). "The Mastermind Behind The Visual Effects of Ghajini & Baahubali". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  12. "Raja M. Koduri". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  13. Khullar, Kunal (November 9, 2017). "Raja Koduri defects from AMD to Intel, here's why this is a big deal". PCMag India. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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