I was also on the TLB, and nobody knew how an x86 TLB worked back then. So that's what I kind of cut my teeth on, to learn the discipline. So you took your block, and went from soup to nuts (beginning to end). You owned the physical design, you had a physical designer you worked with, but you ran the synthesis tools yourself. , I had several offers, but I chose AMD because it was the only one that actually let me own a block of the CPU design, which back then was crazy! Not only did you own the RTL, you owned the verification of your own block (and we learned that's a really bad idea). That was our first ground-up on x86, which was awesome. Mike Clark: So I started right out of school, right out of the University of Illinois, and started work on K5. It was funny to try and find some sort of documented work history for you through your time at AMD - aside from your Zen appearances there is little to go on! Could you give us an overview of some of those projects you’ve worked on and what you did on them on your way up to Zen? Ian Cutress: You’ve been at AMD since 1993, from leaving university, which is almost 30 years. Unfortunately Mike won’t disclose what’s in Zen 7 just yet, but it was worth asking. Exactly what Mike has done in the meantime is somewhat of a mystery, so I get to probe him on that as well! Currently Mike is in charge of Zen and its roadmap, both for the products in the market today to several generations away from now. His role has evolved from a base engineer in processor design, all the way up to Lead Architect on several of AMD’s key processor designs, all the way to Chief Architect of Zen. Michael T Clark is a Corporate Fellow at AMD, starting at the company in 1993, fresh out of his degree at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At the time I remember asking him for all the details, but as part of the 5 Year messaging, offered Mike for a formal interview on the topic. But at the time AMD started to disclose details about the design, it was Mike Clark front and center in front of those slides. ![]() How exactly Zen came to fruition has been slyly hidden from view all these years, with some of the key people popping up from time to time: Jim Keller, Mike Clark, and Suzanne Plummer hitting the headlines more often than most. For the professional architectural and building market, it publishes the Chief Architect® product line – For clients, it publishes the 3D Viewer™ on Apple / Android devices – /products/3d-viewer.AMD is calling this time of the year as its ‘5 years of Zen’ time, indicating that back in 2016, it was starting to give the press the first taste of its new microarchitecture which, in hindsight, ultimately saved the company. Chief Architect uses smart building technology to create 3D renderings, construction documents and materials lists – a much faster design approach than traditional software. The software includes one-year of support, free upgrades, catalog content downloads and discounts on additional licenses.Ĭhief Architect Software is a leading developer of 3D Architectural home design software for builders, designers, architects, and DIY home enthusiasts. Both products can also be rented monthly for $199. Chief Architect Premier (for full residential design) sells for $2,995 and the Interiors version (for kitchen and bath designers) sells for $2,195. All of these improvements are aimed at helping designers produce construction documents much more efficiently,” says Scott Harris, VP Sales and Marketing.Ī Summary Video of the new features is available at /whats-newĬhief Architect X13 is available now for both Mac and Windows at. In addition to 3D improvements, there’s been a lot of development in the area of framing, construction line grids, and detailed cabinet editing. ![]() While you’ve been able to generate immediate 3D renders for the past several years, you can now achieve photo quality renders in seconds – previously, that may have taken hours. “In our newest version of Chief Architect, we spent a lot of time on 3D rendering – improving the speed, quality, and overall performance. Cabinets have options for extended stiles, face frame overlap control, and face items can be dimensioned, including cabinet openings.Construction Lines - create a column grid with callouts to reference between floors and elevations.Advanced Framing features for horizontal framing, balloon walls, header placement, and corner framing control.A new clay 3D rendering technique for abstract style views is available.3D Walkthroughs have a new preview panel so you can see and interact with the walkthrough before recording.Chief Architect X13 offers powerful new features including real-time ray trace rendering that produces photo realistic results in less than 30 seconds. Chief Architect X13 select new features include: J– Chief Architect Software released today a new version of its architectural 3D home design software, Chief Architect X13.
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