[7] Jim Keller, Silicon Wizard 🧙‍♂️

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Chip architect Keller on managing engineering teams, hiring and design approach at AMD and Intel.

Ian Cutress interviews chip architect Jim Keller about his time at AMD, Intel and elsewhere, management advice, design approach, Moore's Law and x86 versus Arm.

Takeaways

• Hire and trust strong engineers
• Simplify design and cut complexity
• Manage by clarity of goals

Topics: Engineering & technical leadership, Hiring & talent

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