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by Agathos 1146 days ago
It's the Alpha team all the way down (or actually their successors, by now).

DEC -> AMD (Dirk Meyer, Jim Keller)

DEC -> PA Semi -> Apple (Daniel Dobberpuhl)

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You should probably include Intel in that list, given that they acquired DEC's chip fabs in 1997[1], the lion's share of Alpha IP in 2001[2], and hundreds of Alpha engineers over the next few years[3].

[1] https://www.wired.com/1997/10/intel-dec-settle-alpha-chip-di....

[2] https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/archived/resources-ar...

[3] https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/intel-gets-more-key-...