Ajay V. Bhatt | |
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 Bhatt at the 2010Intel International Science and Engineering Fair inSan Jose, California | |
| Born | 6 September 1957[1] |
| Education | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, City College of New York[2] |
| Occupation | Chief Client Platform Architect atIntel[3] |
| Known for | Universal Serial Bus |
Ajay V. Bhatt[4] is anIndian-American computer architect who produced several widely used technologies, includingUSB (Universal Serial Bus), Platform Power Management architecture, and various other chipsets.
In January 2025, he was honored with thePadma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by theGovernment of India.[5][6]
Bhatt completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in 1980 from theMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India and received his master's degree from theCity College of New York, United States.[7]
Bhatt joined Intel in 1990 as a senior staff architect on the chipset architecture team inFolsom. He holds one hundred and thirty-two U.S. and internationalpatents, 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 Asia. Ajay received an Achievement in Excellence Award for his contribution in PCI Express specification development in 2002.[8]
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.[9]
The October 9, 2009 episode of the late night variety/talk showThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien included a comedy sketch featuring him that parodied Intel's "Rockstar" commercials.[10]
Bhatt was brought greater attention by a 2009 Intel televisionadvertisement in which he was portrayed by actorSunil Narkar.[11]
