Former Apple M1 chip design director jumped to Intel or will be responsible for all SoC architecture design

January 7 news, according to foreign media reports, according to the plan, Apple's Mac product line required processors, from 2020 M1 after a two-year transition period, will be fully turned to self-developed M series chips, when the Intel processor will not be adopted, but at the end of the two-year transition period, there is a self-developed chip team key figures left the news, back to Intel.

Judging from foreign media reports, it is Jeff Wilcox, the leader of Apple Silicon and developer of the T2 security processor, who will be responsible for the architectural design of all Intel SoCs after returning to Intel.

Wilcox joined Apple from Intel in 2013, and during Apple's 8 years, as the director of Mac system architecture, he was an important driver of Apple's Mac's transition to self-developed chips, and the leader of the M1 development team.

Wilcox had revealed on LinkedIn that he was leaving Apple a few weeks earlier, when he wrote on his LinkedIn that after an amazing 8 years, he had decided to leave Apple in search of new opportunities.

Although he did not disclose his home at the time, two weeks later, he revealed at the LinkedIn that he would return to Intel as an Intel researcher, CTO of the Design Engineering Group, and SoC architect of Intel customer, and began a new journey at Intel.

For the experience at Apple, Wilcox said on the LinkedIn that it was an unforgettable journey, and they were extremely proud of their achievements during their time at Apple, through the M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max and their systems, and finally transformed into Apple's self-developed chips.

At LinkedIn, Wilcox said he misses his colleagues and friends at Apple, but he's excited about the next leg of his journey to return to Intel working with a great team to help develop groundbreaking System Chip.