The Indian behind Intel's super chip

Operation Whitefield's failure, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise since the 600-odd design engineers trained as part of the project, gave the company a strong manpower base to take on the next big project for the company - Dunnington.

"When we decided to start the hardware design in India, the senior management of the company had a lot of confidence in Indian talent and their ability to learn and innovate," says Vishakantaiah.