Building AMD with Mark Papermaster: How Bold Bets and Breakthroughs Reshaped the Semiconductor Industry
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Mark Papermaster discusses AMD's comeback and the impact of semiconductors on the AI era.
How do you revive a tech giant and reshape an entire industry? AMD Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster joins Tomer Cohen to share how making bold bets, exiting stagnant markets, and betting on modular chip design led to one of the most remarkable comebacks in tech. They also dig into the ways in which semiconductors are powering the AI era. Mark Papermaster is the longtime CTO of AMD, where he helped lead a dramatic product and innovation strategy that changed the company’s future. Prior to working at AMD, his career spans leadership roles at IBM, Apple (where he was recruited by Steve Jobs himself), and Cisco. Mark and Tomer discuss: AMD’s comeback and product reinvention The end of Moore’s Law and rise of modular chip design Chiplets: How AMD bet on bold architecture and won What Mark learned from IBM, Apple, and Steve Jobs Why big bets need big exit strategies Semiconductors and the AI revolution Follow Mark Papermaster on LinkedIn. Follow Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn and check out his newsletter, Building LinkedIn.
People in this episode
Host: Tomer Cohen
Guest: Mark Papermaster
Topics covered
- semiconductors
- technology
- AI
- product innovation
- industry comeback
- chip design
Keywords
- AMD
- semiconductors
- AI revolution
- modular chip design
- Moore's Law
- chiplets
- product reinvention
- bold bets
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Organizations: AMD, IBM, Apple, Cisco
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