A dedicated graphics team
AMD is getting serious about graphics. So serious, in fact, that it's created a new Radeon Technologies Group to tackle the future of graphics development and the various avenues that graphics will play a role, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, integrated solutions, and of course discrete graphics.
Heading up this new division is Raja Koduri, a veteran in the industry and even a bit of a legend in the graphics department. His roots date back to the days of S3 and later ATI. After AMD acquired ATI in 2006, Koduri served as CTO of graphics until leaving for Apple in 2009 where he helped popularize the "Retina" term. He then returned to AMD in 2013 and was instrumental in developing AMD's Fury line with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM).
Koduri will assume his role as senior vice president and chief architect of the new Radeon Technologies Group and will report directly to AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su. He will be "the man," so to speak, overseeing every aspect of AMD's graphics technologies.
On the surface it seems a little redundant to form a new group when AMD already has a dedicated graphics division. However, the Radeon Technologies Group represents a commitment on AMD's part to go at the graphics sector in a big way, and Koduri is all in. He's also making the pitch for others to join him.
"AMD is one of the few companies with the engineering talent and IP to make emerging immersive computing opportunities a reality," said Koduri. "Now, with the Radeon Technologies Group, we have a dedicated team focused on growing our business as we create a unique environment for the best and brightest minds in graphics to be a part of the team re-defining the industry."
This is AMD righting its graphics ship and giving the captain's hat to Koduri.
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