Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced that Raja Koduri, the company’s executive vice president and chief architect of the Architecture, Graphics, and Software (IAGS) division, will leave at the end of March this year. And revealed that after Raja left,Plans to start a new software company focused on generative AI for games, media, and entertainment.Raja himselfResponse saidwill share more about his new software startup in the coming weeks.

Prior to Intel, Raja worked for many years at ATI/AMD and Apple. According to Wikipedia, Raja served as the director of advanced technology development at ATI Technology Corporation in 2001, and served as AMD’s graphics chief technology officer until 2009 after Advanced Micro Devices acquired ATI in 2006. At S3 and ATI, he made key contributions to several generations of GPU architecture from DirectX Ver 3 to Ver 11.From 2009 to 2013,Raja Went to Apple as director of graphics architecture; worked on graphics hardware that enabled Mac computers to transition to high-resolution Retina displays.

In 2013, Raja returned to AMD as Vice President of the Visual Computing Division, which includes GPU hardware and software. AMD restructured its graphics division in 2015, appointing Raja as senior vice president and head of the newly formed Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) Chief Architect at AMD, reporting directly to AMD CEO Lisa Su. Raja led the RTG The architecture transformation of the company introduced the Polaris, Vega and Navi architectures.

In 2017, Intel poached Raja from its competitor AMD,Appointed Chief Architect and Senior Vice President of the company’s newly formed Core and Visual Computing Group, with a focus on developing high-end discrete GPUs for the company.Raja Led the company’s discrete graphics efforts for five years, helping Intel launch its Arc line of consumer GPUs in 2021.

Raja He revealed that he had seriously considered retirement after taking medical leave late last year. “Worked in GPU company for 27 years, developed 22 generations of GPU hardware…...but generative AI reignited my passion to get into software and hopefully even leverage non-CUDA hardware for this kind of workload, which is what started my business. “

In addition, Gelsinger also disclosed in the internal memo,Senior Vice President and President of Intel Foundry Services Randhir Thakur will also leave at the end of March and will be replaced by Stuart Pann, a 35-year Intel veteran.