Avtar Saini
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Avatar Saini is an internationally renowned microprocessor designer and developer. He holds several patents related to microprocessor design. He is also former director for Intel's South Asia division. He is best known for his leadership role in the design and development of Pentium
processor at Intel.
. At Intel, Avtar co-led the development of the Pentium processor and was responsible for the first phase development of Intel's 64-bit architecture - The Itanium Processor.
He joined Intel in April 1982 as a Product Engineer in the area of magnetic bubble memories. Through the 1980s he worked as a circuit designer on the Intel386, and a micro-architect/logic designer on the Intel486.
In 1989, he was promoted to co-lead the Pentium processor design team where he managed the design and its ramp into volume production. In 1994, Saini
was promoted as General Manager, Santa Clara Microprocessor Division where he managed Intel's next generation 64 byte architecture microprocessor.
In May 1996, he moved to Folsom, California to head the Platform Components Division where he was responsible for the Chipset and Graphics solutions for the Intel Architecture platform.
In September 1999, Saini
was relocated to India as Director South Asia. Avtar left Intel in January 2004 . He joined eInfochips in 2005.
He holds 7 patents related to microprocessor design.
Pentium
The original Pentium microprocessor was introduced on March 22, 1993. Its microarchitecture, deemed P5, was Intel's fifth-generation and first superscalar x86 microarchitecture. As a direct extension of the 80486 architecture, it included dual integer pipelines, a faster FPU, wider data bus,...
processor at Intel.
Career and achievements
Avtar holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from VJTI, Mumbai, and a Masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. At Intel, Avtar co-led the development of the Pentium processor and was responsible for the first phase development of Intel's 64-bit architecture - The Itanium Processor.
He joined Intel in April 1982 as a Product Engineer in the area of magnetic bubble memories. Through the 1980s he worked as a circuit designer on the Intel386, and a micro-architect/logic designer on the Intel486.
In 1989, he was promoted to co-lead the Pentium processor design team where he managed the design and its ramp into volume production. In 1994, Saini
Saini
Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...
was promoted as General Manager, Santa Clara Microprocessor Division where he managed Intel's next generation 64 byte architecture microprocessor.
In May 1996, he moved to Folsom, California to head the Platform Components Division where he was responsible for the Chipset and Graphics solutions for the Intel Architecture platform.
In September 1999, Saini
Saini
Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...
was relocated to India as Director South Asia. Avtar left Intel in January 2004 . He joined eInfochips in 2005.
He holds 7 patents related to microprocessor design.
External links
- http://www.india-today.com/ctoday/19991101/guest.html
- http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=145056
- http://www.design-reuse.com/news/12021/avtar-saini-einfochips-board.html
- http://www.design-reuse.com/news/exit/?id=12021&url=http://www.einfochips.com
See also
- Subhash SainiSubhash SainiDr.Subhash Saini is a senior computer scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. He received a Ph.D from the University of Southern California and has held positions at University of California at Los Angeles , University of California at Berkeley , and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .He has...
- Deep Saini
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