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{{Short description|Indian-American computer engineer}}
{{for|the politician|Ajay Bhatt (politician)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ajay V. Bhatt
| image = Ajay Bhatt at Intel ISEF.jpg
| caption = Bhatt at the 2010 [[Intel ISEF|Intel International Science and Engineering Fair]] in [[San Jose, California]]
| birth_date = 6 September 1957<ref name=OB2159>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/69-september-2009/2159-on-the-edge|title=On the edge|publisher=Oregon Business|first=Ben|last=Jacklet|date=September 2009|accessdate=September 23, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016071215/http://www.oregonbusiness.com//articles//69-september-2009//2159-on-the-edge|archivedate=16 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| occupation = Chief Client Platform Architect at [[Intel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/abhatt.htm|accessdate=September 23, 2009|title=Intel Fellow – Ajay V. Bhatt|date=July 22, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091104041719/http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/abhatt.htm| archivedate= 4 November 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| education = [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]],<br />[[City College of New York]]<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/co-inventor-usb-ajay-bhatt-952941-2017-01-03|title=The producer of USB is an Indian and he didn't do it for money|work=India Today|date=3 January 2017 }}</ref>
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| known for = [[Universal Serial Bus]]
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'''Ajay V. Bhatt'''<ref>[http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/abhatt.htm Ajay Bhatt: Fellow] at [[Intel Corporation|Intel]]</ref> is an [[Indian-American]] computer architect who produced several widely used technologies, including [[Universal Serial Bus|USB (Universal Serial Bus)]], Platform Power Management architecture, and various other chipsets.

In January 2025, he was honored with the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/social/padma-awards-2025-arijit-singh-ajith-kumar-shekhar-kapur-and-late-pankaj-udhas-honored-for-excellence |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2025 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2096285 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bhatt completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in 1980 from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]], India and received his master's degree from the [[City College of New York]], United States.<ref>[https://thehindi.in/the-indian-connection-silicon-valley/ "The Indian Connection Silicon Valley"], ''The Hindi Magazine'', 3 June 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.</ref>

== Career ==
Bhatt joined Intel in 1990 as a senior staff architect on the chipset architecture team in [[Folsom, California|Folsom]]. He holds one hundred and thirty-two U.S. and international [[patents]], and several others are in various stages of filing. In 1998, 2003 and 2004, Bhatt was nominated to take part in a Distinguished Lecture Series at leading universities in the United States and Asia. Ajay received an Achievement in Excellence Award for his contribution in PCI Express specification development in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Asian Awards {{!}} Honouring Asian Excellence {{!}} VIP Asian Awards {{!}} Business Awards {{!}} Asian Business Awards |url=https://www.theasianawards.com/ajay_bhatt.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The Asian Awards}}</ref>

Intel's Chief I/O architect responsible for the platform and I/O interconnects directions, Bhatt also leads definition and development of the next-generation Client Platform architecture.<ref name=":0" />

The October 9, 2009 episode of the late night variety/talk show ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]'' included a comedy sketch featuring him that parodied Intel's "Rockstar" commercials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/10/10/conan-obrien-talks-to-the-co-creator-of-usb-on-the-tonight-show/|title=Conan O'Brien talks to the co-creator of USB on The Tonight Show|website=[[Engadget]]|date=10 October 2009 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>

Bhatt was brought greater attention by a 2009 Intel television [[advertisement]] in which he was portrayed by actor [[Sunil Narkar (actor)|Sunil Narkar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/05/intel_ad_campaign_remakes_rese.html|title=Intel ad campaign remakes researchers into rock stars |first=Mark|last= Graves|publisher=[[The Oregonian]]|date=May 9, 2009|accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
* Featured in [[GQ India|GQ India's]] July 2010 issue as one of "The 50 Most Influential Global Indians."
* Recipient of The Light of India Award in 2012 for contributions to the advancement of science and technology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Transforming the PC with new computing experiences (Ajay V Bhatt, Intel Architect Group) |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/108628/transforming-the-pc-with-new-computing-experiences-ajay-v-bhatt-intel-architect-group/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Imperial College London |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Winner of the 2013 [[European Inventor Award]] in the Non-European Countries category.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Office |first1=European Patent |title=A truly universal connection |url=http://www.epo.org/learning-events/european-inventor/finalists/2013/bhatt/feature.html |accessdate=4 July 2020 |website=www.epo.org |language=en}}</ref>
* Recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology Award at [[The Asian Awards]], London, April 2013.<ref>[http://bollyspice.com/57703/asian-awards-winners-night-event Winners at the Asian Awards]</ref>
* Awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the Government of India in 2025.<ref name="Full list of Padma Awards 2025">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-padma-awards-2025/article69141094.ece|title=Full list of Padma Awards 2025|date=25 January 2025|access-date=25 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125180026/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-padma-awards-2025/article69141094.ece|archive-date=25 January 2025|work=The Hindu|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |last=Sutter |first=John D. |date=2010-02-04 |title=USB inventor is tech's unlikely 'rock star' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/04/ajay.bhatt.usb.inventor/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206162944/https://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/04/ajay.bhatt.usb.inventor/index.html |archive-date=2010-02-06 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=[[CNN.com]]}}
* {{Cite web |last=Glass |first=Nick |last2=Knight |first2=Matthew |date=2013-04-26 |title=How humble USB turned engineer into tech ‘rock star’ |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/tech/innovation/usb-intel-billion-seller |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{YouTube|q-8GVi2Fdi4|Intel commercial – Ajay Bhatt}}
*[https://www.engadget.com/2009/10/10/conan-obrien-talks-to-the-co-creator-of-usb-on-the-tonight-show/ Ajay Bhatt Interview with Conan O'Brien]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gaspar/3520583135/ Photo] at [[Flickr]]
*[http://www.epo.org/learning-events/european-inventor/finalists/2013/bhatt/feature.html Ajay V.Bhatt winner of the European Inventor Award]
*{{IMDb name|2357497|Sunil Narkar}}
{{2000s Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
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