Education
In 1966, Henry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from California State University, Hayward. The following year he earned a Mississippi degree in mathematics.
In 1966, Henry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from California State University, Hayward. The following year he earned a Mississippi degree in mathematics.
He holds multiple patents. Henry started his business career at International Business Machines Corporation, where he worked for 21 years until 1988. He was the instigator, lead architect and development manager responsible for the International Business Machines Corporation System/32, International Business Machines Corporation System/38 (forerunner of AS/400), and Reality Therapy/Personal Computer (forerunner of Power systems).
He went to work for Dell in 1988.
In 1993 he was Dell"s Senior Vice President in charge of products. While working there, he discovered that it was not possible to buy computer processors for less than $160 wholesale, thereby constraining the ultimate retail price of the resulting computer.
In 1994 Henry left Dell and began working on a new Intel compatible design. Funding for this new processor was provided by IDT. Centaur Technologies Incorporated became part of this company.
His first processor came to market in 1997.
The company has since been taken over by VIA Technologies in 1999.