Apple Silicon leader and T2 security processor developer returns to Intel
Since Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel as CEO last year, Intel has made a lot of changes in the personnel structure, replaced the leaders of a considerable number of teams, and poached technical talents from all sides. For example, Vineet Goel, a graphics technology expert, was hired from AMD to serve as the vice president and general manager of Intel’s Xe architecture GPU and IP engineering, and Anton Kaplanyan, who has assisted NVIDIA in the development of DLSS technology, is believed to be related to the development of Intel’s deep learning super-sampling technology (XeSS).
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Recently, Apple Silicon leader and T2 security processor developer, Jeff Wilcox announced on LinkedIn that he will return to Intel as an Intel academician and CTO of the design engineering group, focusing on client SoC architecture design. Like Pat Gelsinger, Jeff Wilcox is also a veteran of Intel. He has worked at Intel for twelve years and served as a power management architect for Atom processors. In addition, Jeff Wilcox worked at Nvidia for a year and a half.
Jeff Wilcox joined Apple in 2013. As the director of Apple’s Mac system architecture, he is responsible for leading the development of T2 security chips and M1 series chips and has made significant contributions to Apple’s self-developed chip plan. According to previous media reports, Intel plans to grant an additional $2.4 billion in early 2022 to motivate employees and attract more talents by raising salaries.
“After an amazing eight years I have decided to leave Apple and pursue another opportunity,” wrote Wilcox on his LinkedIn page. “It has been an incredible ride and I could not be prouder of all we accomplished during my time there, culminating in the Apple Silicon transition with the M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max SOCs and systems. I will dearly miss all of my Apple colleagues and friends.”
