Greg Clifton
General Manager, Defense & National Security Group, Intel
In 2020, Intel was awarded the second phase of the Defense Department’s State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging program to develop advanced prototypes for microelectronics designs.
Greg Clifton’s team’s research and engineering work will have a significant impact on warfighters’ abilities to accomplish their mission objectives, supporting various edge and data center workloads to provide troops with tactical and strategic advantages. As the program transitions to the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging program, Clifton and his team look forward to seeing these designs move into production.
The program has been a remarkable accomplishment for the team as it demonstrated business discipline and innovation throughout the entire process.
“I’m incredibly proud of the team we’ve assembled and the way we are making Intel’s purpose come to life,” Clifton said. “Our defense and national security team has quadrupled over the past year, and we’ve added a significant number of veterans. Every person has immediately and positively impacted Intel’s ability to add value to our DOD customers.”
Why Watch
Clifton and his team are working on two exciting projects: Intel’s 4th Generation Xeon Scalable Processor (code named Sapphire Rapids) and foundry services that will benefit the Defense Department. The processor has numerous built-in accelerators and allows for easier workload optimization and AI processing. The team is also focusing on providing cutting-edge foundry services to DOD that will reshape and define future computing capabilities.
“Greg’s team is the gateway to the full capabilities that allow our government customers to achieve their mission objectives and is key to Intel’s company transformation and path to growth,” said Cameron Chehreh, vice president and general manager of Intel Public Sector. “They provide everything from information about products and partner programs to access to Intel’s vast team of experts and our domestic manufacturing capabilities. When it comes to Intel’s DOD customers, Greg and his team are Intel’s front door.”