Sean Lie

Co-Founder and CTO at Cerebras Systems

Santa Clara, California, United States

About

I am co-founder and Chief Hardware Architect at Cerebras Systems, where we are building the world's first and only wafer-scale processor, with the system and software to change the landscape of compute for AI. Prior to co-founding Cerebras, I was Chief Hardware Architect at SeaMicro (acquired by AMD). I was responsible for four generations of the IO virtualization fabric ASICs and system architecture. The fabric architecture brought together compute, networking, and storage in a single flexible efficient system. Post-acquisition, I was Chief Architect for the Data Center Server Solutions business unit at AMD. Prior to SeaMicro, I was a microprocessor architect at AMD in the advanced architecture group.

Experience

  • Co-Founder and CTO at Cerebras Systems
    Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

  • Chief Architect, Data Center Server Solutions at AMD
    Apr 2012 - Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    I was an AMD Fellow and the Chief Architect of the Data Center Server Solutions business unit (formerly SeaMicro). I was responsible for the architecture of the SeaMicro family of fabric compute systems which brought together compute, networking, and storage in a single converged platform. The core of the SeaMicro architecture is the IO virtualization fabric that enables extremely high efficiency, density, and flexibility.

  • Distinguished Engineer at SeaMicro
    Mar 2008 - Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    I was one of the first engineers in the founding engineering team responsible for designing and bringing to market the first SeaMicro fabric compute system. I was a lead architect and engineer for several generations of systems and fabric ASICs. SeaMicro was acquired by AMD in April 2012.

  • Member of Technical Staff at AMD
    Jul 2004 - Feb 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    I was a member of the architecture team responsible for the brand new high performance Bulldozer processor core. I was responsible for design and micro-architecture of the instruction decode unit and out-of-order execution engine.

  • Engineering Intern at SGI
    Jun 2002 - Aug 2002 · 3 mos

    I was an engineering intern in the summers of 2001 and 2002. I was in the microprocessor design group working on clock tree design and timing/layout methodology for a next generation processor.