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Dirk Meyer was Co-architect of the DEC Alpha 21064 and 21264 microprocessors. He also worked at Intel in its microprocessor design group. DEC Alpha AXP 21064 Microprocessor The DEC Alpha, also known as the Alpha AXP, is a 64-bit RISC microprocessor originally developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corp. ... Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386 A microprocessor (abbreviated as µP or uP) is a computer electronic component made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) (aka microchip or just chip). ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) (founded 1968) is a U.S.-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ...
He joined AMD in 1996, where he personally led the team that designed and developed the AMD Athlon processor. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intels competing processors for a significant...
Meyer received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from Boston University. The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. ...
DirkMeyer was co-architect of the DEC Alpha 21064 and 21264 microprocessors.
Meyer received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in business administration from Boston University Graduate School of Management.
DirkMeyer is now president and chief operating officer of AMD.
DirkMeyer (BSEE ’83), president and chief operating officer of the Microprocessor Solutions Sector of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), said that “the education that I got at the University of Illinois, and the quality and the reputation of the institution” really contributed to his landing his first job after completing his bachelor’s degree.
In 1996, Meyer joined AMD as the director of engineering for what eventually became known as the Athlon microprocessor, a processor that had a major impact on the computing world.
Meyer said, “When I took the class some 20-odd years ago, the devices were so big that we made our masks with a magic marker.
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