Computer History Museum

Tate, Geoff oral history

Geoff Tate served as President and CEO of Rambus from 1990 to 2005. He conceived and directed the strategy that led to success as one of the first significant semiconductor IP companies. Tate previously held the position of Senior Vice President and corporate officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) responsible for all microprocessors and peripherals including the Intel compatible (x86) and 29000 microprocessor families. Tate was with AMD for over ten years. His earlier positions included managing the Bipolar Gate Array business unit, the PAL business unit and the Microcomputer Systems business unit. Tate has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Harvard.

Item Details

Date
2017-07-26 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102740188
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Geoff Tate (Interviewee)
Max Plutte (Videographer)
David Laws (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X8291.2018
Subject
FPGA, Intel, Silicon Valley, Venture Capital, Microprocessor, AMD, Semiconductor, Advanced Micro Devices, Nintendo, ARM
Archive collection
CHM Oral History collection
Archive hierarchy
Oral History collection