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词条 Phillip Doyce Hester
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| name = Phil Hester
| image = Phil Hester.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Phil Hester in 2009.
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|4|30}}
| birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
| alma_mater = University of Texas at Austin
| occupation = Engineer and technology executive
| death_date ={{Death date and age|2013|9|17|1955|4|30}}[1]
| death_place = Austin, Texas
}}

Phillip ("Phil") Doyce Hester (April 30, 1955 - September 17, 2013) was an American engineer and technology executive.

Life

Hester grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and attended Richard King High School. He held a Bachelor of Science and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Hester joined IBM around 1977, serving as an engineer, eventually leading the development team for the RS/6000, and as chief technology officer and vice president of systems and technology for IBM's PC division.[2]

In the early 1990s, he co-founded the AIM alliance (originally code-named "Somerset") to promote the PowerPC architecture.[3]

In 2000 he co-founded and became chief executive of Newisys, acquired by Sanmina-SCI Corporation.

Hester worked as the chief technology officer and senior vice president of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) until April 11, 2008.

He became the senior vice president of research and development at National Instruments in December 2009.[4]

Hestor died September 17, 2013 in Austin, Texas.[5]

His wife was Joan Hester and son Will.[2]

References

1. ^{{Cite web |title= Phil Hester: Senior Vice President, R&D |work= Corporate biography |publisher= National Instruments |url= http://www.ni.com/company/our-vision/leadership/hester.htm |archivedate= March 3, 2016 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225643/http://www.ni.com/company/our-vision/leadership/hester.htm |accessdate= November 13, 2016 }}
2. ^{{Cite web |title= Phil Hester |work= Obituary |publisher= Statesman.com |url= http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?pid=167045138 |accessdate= November 13, 2016 }}
3. ^{{Cite news |title= In Pursuit of Computing's Holy Grail |author= Steve Lohr |work= The New York Times |date= May 23, 1993 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/business/in-pursuit-of-computing-s-holy-grail.html |accessdate= November 13, 2016 }}
4. ^{{cite web | title= NI Announces New Senior Vice President of Research and Development: IBM and AMD Veteran Brings Industry Knowledge and Extensive Technical Expertise |work= Press release |publisher= National Instruments |date= December 17, 2009 |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ni-announces-new-senior-vice-president-of-research-and-development-79523537.html |accessdate= November 13, 2016 }}
5. ^{{Cite web |title= Form 8-K: Current Report |author= National Instruments Corporation |publisher= US SEC |date= September 17, 2013 |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935494/000093549413000019/form8-k.htm |accessdate= November 13, 2016 }}
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