Apple hires AMD graphics CTO

Apple has just hired Bob Drebin, Graphics Product of AMD and previously an Engineering Director at ATI, as a Senior Director.  This seems to indicate, along with previous hires, and Apple is looking to improve their standing in high-graphics, possibly within the iPhone.

Drebin joins a growing host of silicon talent at Apple. The company hired Mark Papermaster, a top IBM engineering manager who took charge of Apple’s iPod and iPhone engineering groups in January. The hire sparked a legal dispute with IBM which designed

via EETimes.com – Apple hires AMD graphics CTO.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .