Mike Splain

Who is Mike Splain?

Mike Splain, a Sun Fellow, has been with Sun for 17 years. He is

currently Sun's Chief Engineer

and the Chief Technologist forthe Systems Group at Sun Microsystems As

the chief technologist, Mike strongly influences thetechnology,

product, and operational strategies and tactics of the group. He works

with other parts of Sun to coordinate and align these strategies with

other product groups within Sun. Mike is a member of Sun's Technology

and Architecture Council where he represents the group on a wide

variety of technology topics. Mike also serves as a valuable Sun wide

resource to assist in the understanding and resolution of complex

technical problems.Prior

to his current role, Mike was a Sun Fellow and Distinguished Engineer

in the Processor and Network Products, Microelectronics, and Computer

Systems groups. In Microelectronics, he participated in the

verification of validation of the SuperSPARC-I/II and

UltraSPARC-I/II/III/IV microprocessors. While a member of the Computer

Systems Group, he helped lead the design, validation, and debug of some

of Sun's first initial server product offerings: the Sun 490, Sun 690,

SS10, SC1000, and SC2000. In addition to his technical roles, Mike also

held a number of management positions including head of development for

the MAJC architecture and microprocessors.Mike

joined Sun in 1988 as a staff engineer. Previously, he was a member of

technical staff at Ridge Computers, Vitesse Semiconductor, Encore

Computer, and Digital Equipment Corporation where he served in a

variety of technical positions related to the development of

microprocessors and high-end computer systems.Mike received a BS

degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS

degree in Computer Science from the University of

Connecticut.