AMD secures the services of Mark Durcan, the former CEO of Micron, who knows all about silicon, wafers, and has more than 100 international patents.

A very significant blow of effect that has just been given by Advanced Micro Devices, better known as AMD, who has formalized the hiring of the former CEO of Micron for its board of directors. The hiring of Mark Durcan comes as a surprise, but it is not strange, since this silicon expert is 56 years old and has been CEO of Micron from 2012 until last May 2017 and currently still works for Micron, but in this case as a technical advisor.

The track record of Durcan, who has spent 32 years at Micron and is an expert in semiconductor wafers, is impressive, having worked through every position in the company, including vice president of R&D, technical director, chief operating officer. and president. Durcan also has more than 100 international patents. John Caldwell, Chairman of the Board, said: 'Mark led Micron through a period of significant growth. We look forward to drawing his in-depth industry knowledge, technical knowledge and leadership experience from Mark as a member of the AMD board of directors. '

This announcement is highly relevant, not only because AMD incorporates a silicon expert, who knows everything about chip design and development, but also because of a curious internal situation at AMD, which has to do with Raja Koduri. The head of the company's GPU section is on a rest period that will last until December. The situation is especially complex, since the RX Vega are a resounding failure and the arrival of Durcan could mean the departure of Koduri from the company.

Source: Fudzilla