FIVE MINUTES WITH ... Martin Porter shares the highlights of his 25-year-long software career and outlines the rapid growth pace of the tech giant AMD
Founded in 1969 as a Silicon Valley start-up , the AMD journey began with just a few dozen employees .
Now , from those modest beginnings , AMD has grown into a global company setting the standard for modern computing , with billions of users and numerous industry-firsts achieved along the way .
In February 2022 , AMD acquired Xilinx in a deal that was the largest in the history of semiconductor business .
Today , the expertise of both companies has firmly established AMD as one of the industry ’ s high-performance , adaptive computing leaders .
AMD ’ s technologies are powering the products and services that help solve the world ’ s most important challenges .
We spoke to Martin Porter , Corporate Vice President of Networking and Storage Software Solutions , to learn more about his work at the forefront of the tech
industry , and get his insights into the advancements that AMD is making .
Q . TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT LED YOU TO YOUR CURRENT ROLE AT AMD ?
» I studied Mathematics for my undergraduate degree and was initially interested in pursuing a PhD in the same field .
However , I instead decided to complete an MSc in Music Technology , which involves studying a combination of electronics ,
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26 April 2023