Abstract
About the Speaker
John D. Barton is vice president of the Platform Engineering Group and general manager of Platform Validation Engineering for Intel Corporation. He is responsible for an organization that performs post silicon validation/verification for Intel platforms. Barton's responsibilities include the verification of logically correct operation of microprocessors and chipsets, verification of platform electrical interconnects, software compatibility and security. Barton's organization also works directly with customers and third parties to ensure key products and technologies ramp with high quality. Barton joined Intel in 1982 as a software engineer in the Development Systems Operation. He later managed various hardware and software tools for Intel's X86 and 80960 processor families. Barton subsequently managed customer support for Intel's Supercomputer Systems Operation before joining the Intel® Pentium®Pro team as validation manager. Barton's hobbies include skiing, and playing with electronics and computer networks.
