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'''Curtis Priem''' is an American computer scientist. |
'''Curtis Priem''' is an American computer scientist. |
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He cofounded [[NVIDIA]] with [[Jen- |
He cofounded [[NVIDIA]] with [[Jen-Hsun Huang]] and [[Chris Malinkowsky]] and was its [[Chief Technical Officer]] from 1993 to 2003. He had been the architect for the first graphics processor for the PC, the [[IBM]] Professional Graphics Adapter. From 1986 to 1993 was senior staff engineer at [[Sun Microsystems]] where he developed the GX graphics chips. He is also currently (2005) a trustee of [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], his alma mater. |
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In 2001 RPI received an anonymous gift of $360 million, at the time the largest individual contribution to a university. It has been rumored that Priem was the anonymous donor.<ref name="multiple">[http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=515227&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=9/8/2006 RPI receives record gift], ''Albany Times Union''</ref> |
In 2001 RPI received an anonymous gift of $360 million, at the time the largest individual contribution to a university. It has been rumored that Priem was the anonymous donor.<ref name="multiple">[http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=515227&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=9/8/2006 RPI receives record gift], ''Albany Times Union''</ref> |
Revision as of 17:05, 1 February 2007
Curtis Priem is an American computer scientist.
He cofounded NVIDIA with Jen-Hsun Huang and Chris Malinkowsky and was its Chief Technical Officer from 1993 to 2003. He had been the architect for the first graphics processor for the PC, the IBM Professional Graphics Adapter. From 1986 to 1993 was senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystems where he developed the GX graphics chips. He is also currently (2005) a trustee of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his alma mater.
In 2001 RPI received an anonymous gift of $360 million, at the time the largest individual contribution to a university. It has been rumored that Priem was the anonymous donor.[1]
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- ^ RPI receives record gift, Albany Times Union