Ajay V. Bhatt is an Indian-born American computer architect who defined and developed several widely used technologies, including USB (Universal Serial Bus), Platform Power Management architecture and various chipset improvements.

Early life

After completing his graduation from the

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, India, Ajay V. Bhatt received his master's degree from The City University of New York, United States.

Career

Bhatt joined Intel in 1990 as a senior staff architect on the chipset architecture team in Folsom. He holds one hundred and thirty-two U.S. and international

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, and several others are in various stages of filing. In 1998, 2003 and 2004, Bhatt was nominated to take part in a Distinguished Lecture Series at leading universities in the United States and

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. He received an Achievement in Excellence Award for his contribution in PCI Express specification development in 2002. Intel's Chief I/O architect responsible for the platform and I/O interconnects directions, Bhatt also leads definition and development of the next-generation Client Platform architecture. The October 9, 2009 episode of the late night variety/talk show ''

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'' included a comedy sketch featuring him that parodied Intel's "Rockstar" commercials. Ajay Bhatt was featured in the July 2010 issue of

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, as one of "The 50 Most Influential Global Indians!" Bhatt was brought greater attention by a 2009 Intel television

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in which he was portrayed by actor Sunil Narkar.

Recognition

* 2013 winner of the European Inventor Award in the Non-European countries category * In April 2013 he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology Award at The Asian Awards in London.Winners at the Asian Awards
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References

External links

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Ajay Bhatt Interview with Conan O'Brien

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Ajay V.Bhatt winner of the European Inventor Award
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatt, Ajay Living people 21st-century American engineers 21st-century American inventors American patent holders City University of New York alumni 20th-century Indian engineers Indian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Indian inventors Intel people Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni USB 1957 births

Early life

Career

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