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INTEL EXEC VISITS HIS BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM ALMA MATER:
PIONEER PC PROJECT LED TO BIGGER & BETTER DEVELOPMENTS
Intel exec Yechiel Levinson speaking to students at Boys Town Jerusalem's College of Applied Engineering.
Photo credit: Yakov Diament
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When Yechiel Levinson was a high school senior at Boys Town Jerusalem 25 years ago, he became the first student to devote his senior electronics project to what was then a new, nearly uncharted realm: the PC computer. Levinson, who today holds a senior position at electronics giant Intel, says he’s kept remnants of that project in his home to this day. “Personal computers were in their infancy back then,” he recalled, “but my Boys Town studies took me deeper into the world of technology, learning the ‘nuts and bolts’ that set the foundation to advance.”
Levinson, who as a youngster immigrated to Israel from New York with his family, had a penchant for building electronic and electrical inventions throughout his childhood. “Once I began my studies at Boys Town, I learned the importance of integrating my technological skills with intensive Jewish studies. I’ve seen the result---my classmates and I were well-prepared and committed to go on and make our contribution to the Israeli Defense Forces, to Israeli industry, and to Israeli society as a whole.”
Following his army service in a combat unit, Yechiel pursued higher education studies in both electronic engineering and business. He joined the Intel staff in 1998 as a Test Product Engineer, working his way up to his present position in 2007 as a senior Product Engineer and Technology leader. As such, Levinson heads teams of multinational Product Engineers who deliver digital test capabilities to Intel’s advanced microprocessors. His teams develop the software and hardware used to test the functionality of Intel’s microchips.
In a recent visit to his Boys Town Jerusalem alma mater, Levinson met with current students in the College of Applied Engineering. Holding a tiny silicon “wafer” upon which hundreds of chips are manufactured, he described the rigorous, precision testing demanded to uphold the company’s strict quality control. Levinson was given a tour of the college’s new state-of-the-art laboratories in the Israel Henry Beren Electronics Center. “I wish we’d had such sophisticated equipment when I was a student,” said the Intel engineer. “But I’m proud to say that even a quarter of a century ago, we had the top labs and the top technology education here at Boys Town!”
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