This is the second time Apple has lost a key chip engineer to Microsoft
Apple Loses Second Key Chip Engineer, This Time To Microsoft.
As part of an attempt to boost its own server chip development activities, Microsoft has recruited a senior semiconductor designer from Apple.
As Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, Apple's newest employee, Mike Filippo, will apparently be working on processing in Microsoft's Azure business.
As shown by the poaching attempts, Microsoft may be stepping up efforts to develop its own cloud computing server chips. Amazon and Alphabet, the company's main competitors, are undertaking similar initiatives.
Filippo worked as a top chip architect at Arm for around ten years before joining Apple in 2019. Before that, he worked at Intel. According to Bloomberg, the core technologies of Arm's architecture for smartphones and other platforms have been advanced during his time there.
Filippo is the second high-profile semiconductor engineer to leave Apple in the last several months. Jeff Wilcox, Apple's principal silicon designer, was hired by Intel earlier this month.
According to an article published in December 2021, Apple was taking measures to avoid poaching, including stock payments of up to $180,000 for top technical talent.
As global supply restrictions and semiconductor shortages loom over the industry, technology firms are increasingly attempting to manufacture their own chips.
Apple has made more progress than any other company in developing its own semiconductor technology. Apple first launched the M1 Pro and M1 Max in October of last year, and these two silicon processors from the company continue to lead the field in terms of performance and battery efficiency.
