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Given that the sanctions also blocked Huawei's license of the ARM design. I think the Chinese will create their own processor family.
by chvid 6y ago
Given that the sanctions also blocked Huawei's license of the ARM design. I think the Chinese will create their own processor family.
- bretpiatt 6y agoChina has a processor from Sunway powering the #4 supercomputer as of June 2020, it was #1 when it launched in 2016. https://www.top500.org/system/178764/ https://www.top500.org/system/178764/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunway_(processor) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunway_(processor)
- fowl2 6y agoOr fork ARM, ignoring that they're not paying for a license.
- fomine3 6y agosomething like now in progress https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/How-SoftBank-s-sale-of-Arm-China-sowed-the-seeds-of-discord https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/How-SoftBank-s-s...
- Symmetry 6y agoThe Power ISA is open source and well supported by a variety of software isn't it? That's what I'd go with if I were in their shoes.