Ajay Bhatt
Ajay V. Bhatt | |
|---|---|
 Bhatt at the 2010Intel International Science and Engineering FairinSan Jose, California | |
| Born | 6 September 1957 |
| Education | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, City College of New York[2] |
| Occupation | Chief Client Platform Architect atIntel[3] |
| Known for | Universal Serial Bus |
Ajay V. Bhatt[4]is anIndian-Americancomputer architect who produced several widely used technologies, includingUSB (Universal Serial Bus),Platform Power Management architecture, and various chipset.
Early life[edit]
After completing his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in 1980 from theMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,India, Ajay V. Bhatt received his master's degree from theCity College of New York,United States.[5]
Career[edit]
Bhatt joined Intel in 1990 as a senior staff architect on the chipset architecture team in Folsom. He holds one hundred and thirty-two U.S. and internationalpatents,and several others are in various stages of filing. In 1998, 2003 and 2004, Bhatt was nominated to take part in a Distinguished Lecture Series at leading universities in the United States and Asia. He received an Achievement in Excellence Award for his contribution in PCI Express specification development in 2002.[6]
Intel's Chief I/O architect responsible for the platform and I/O interconnects directions, Bhatt also leads definition and development of the next-generation Client Platform architecture.[citation needed]
The October 9, 2009 episode of the late night variety/talk showThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienincluded a comedy sketch featuring him that parodied Intel's "Rockstar" commercials.[7]Ajay Bhatt was featured in the July 2010 issue ofGQ India,as one of "The 50 Most Influential Global Indians!"[citation needed]
Bhatt was brought greater attention by a 2009 Intel televisionadvertisementin which he was portrayed by actorSunil Narkar.[8]
Recognition[edit]
- 2013 winner of theEuropean Inventor Awardin the Non-European countries category[9]
- In April 2013 he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology Award atThe Asian Awardsin London.[10]
Further reading[edit]
- USB producer is tech's unlikely 'rock star',By John D. Sutter, February 4, 2010 – Ajay Bhatt onCNN.COM
- How humble USB turned engineer into tech 'rock star'By Nick Glass and Matthew Knight, CNN
References[edit]
- ^Jacklet, Ben (September 2009)."On the edge".Oregon Business. Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2009.RetrievedSeptember 23,2009.
- ^"The producer of USB is an Indian and he didn't do it for money",India Today,3 January 2017
- ^"Intel Fellow – Ajay V. Bhatt".July 22, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2009.RetrievedSeptember 23,2009.
- ^Ajay Bhatt: FellowatIntel
- ^"The Indian Connection Silicon Valley",The Hindi Magazine,3 June 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^"The Asian Awards | Honouring Asian Excellence | VIP Asian Awards | Business Awards | Asian Business Awards".The Asian Awards.Retrieved2024-05-13.
- ^"Conan O'Brien talks to the co-creator of USB on The Tonight Show".Engadget.10 October 2009.Retrieved2019-10-23.
- ^Graves, Mark (May 9, 2009)."Intel ad campaign remakes researchers into rock stars".The Oregonian.RetrievedSeptember 23,2009.
- ^Office, European Patent."A truly universal connection".www.epo.org.Retrieved4 July2020.
- ^Winners at the Asian Awards
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