Raja Koduri

Raja M. Koduri[1] (Rajabali Makaradhwaja Koduri) is a computer engineer and executive for computer graphics hardware. He is currently the chief architect and senior vice president of Intel's architecture, software and graphics (IAGS) 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. He was born in Kovvur, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh in India.[2]

Raja M. Koduri
OccupationBusiness Executive
EmployerIntel Corporation
Known forSenior VP, chief architect, and general manager of Architecture, Graphics, and Software at Intel

Career

Koduri joined S3 Graphics in 1996. He became the director of advanced technology development at ATI Technologies in 2001.[3] Following Advanced Micro Devices's 2006 acquisition of ATI, he served as chief technology officer for graphics at AMD until 2009. At S3 and ATI he made key contributions to several generations of GPU architectures that evolved from DirectX Ver 3 till Ver 11. He co-created the MultiGPU architecture called CrossFire at ATI as well and established a multi-year GPU roadmap.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Raja lead the architecture transformation of Radeon Technology Group with Polaris,Vega and Navi architectures that made their way into several PC, Mac and Game Console (Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation).

Koduri is an investor and advisor at Makuta VFX, an Indian Visual effects company that had an impact on raising the visual effects quality in Indian cinema with award winning and successful films like Eega, Baahubali 1&2.[6][8]

Education

Koduri earned a bachelors degree in electronics and communications from Andhra University.[9] Koduri holds a Master of Technology degree from IIT Kharagpur.[10]

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. https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/keeravani-rajamouli-and-koduri-trinity-baahubali/
  3. 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.
  4. "GPU Futures" (PDF).
  5. 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.
  6. Shimpi, Anand Lal (April 19, 2013). "The King is Back: Raja Koduri Leaves Apple, Returns to AMD". AnandTech. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  7. Smith, Ryan (September 9, 2015). "AMD Reorganizes Graphics Division – Radeon Whole Once More, Led By Raja Koduri". AnandTech. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. Jain, Aashika (May 30, 2018). "The Mastermind Behind The Visual Effects of Ghajini & Baahubali". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  9. "Raja M. Koduri". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  10. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.