OT: AMD opens new Boston design plant

From: JF Mezei (jfmezei.spamnot_at_teksavvy.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:10:41 -0400

Found an interesting tidbit at:
> http://news.com.com/Critical+Mass.+for+AMDs+chip+designs/2100-1006_3-5371721.html?tag=nefd.lede

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The bulk of the new team, about 60 design engineers out of a total of 90, was
already in the neighborhood--they were stationed at a nearby outpost of Sun
Microsystems. The engineers, who came on board en masse in July, had been
working on new processors for Sun, before the computer maker shifted its
processor design strategy and canceled two projects, including its UltraSparc
V. Many of the designers also had worked on Digital Equipment's Alpha
processor at one time or another, considered a good pedigree in the chip
world.
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So, this begs the question: how many ex Alpha designers are still at Intel ?
Seems that even Sun had stolen enough to open facilities in the Boston area.

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