Mark Papermaster returns to chip business courtesy of Cisco, Apple silently watches

We don't blame you if you fail to recognize this good looking fella. Just a quick recap: this is Mark Papermaster, the ex-IBM chip designer who stirred up a storm while transitioning to Apple, only to quietly depart the company 16 months later for reasons that we'll never truly know. Fear not though, folks, as word has it that the boy is back in town: Papermaster is now hanging out with Cisco's Silicon Switching Technology Group as its new vice president. Ironically, our man here will be responsible for making chips that power Cisco's switches, so it'll probably be more or less like his good old days back at IBM. Oh, and without Steve Jobs breathing over his shoulders.Mark Papermaster returns to chip business courtesy of Cisco, Apple silently watches originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  PC World  | Email this | Comments

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