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Any reason why Intel and AMD can't do an ARM chip? I have a vague tickle in my memory that both Intel and AMD have dabbled in ARM before. Even if they don't a
by _carbyau_ 6y ago
Any reason why Intel and AMD can't do an ARM chip?
I have a vague tickle in my memory that both Intel and AMD have dabbled in ARM before.
Even if they don't assign large production volumes to it now, they could still have a design team working on it for a contingency plan.
- kalleboo 6y agoAMD was developing an ARM core "K12" in parallel with the Zen core. K12 was delayed in order to prioritize Zen, Zen turned out to be a massive hit, so K12 got delayed indefinitely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_K12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_K12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_(first_generation_microarchitecture)#History_and_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_(first_generation_microarc... Once Apple released M1, rumors of AMD ARM development started again https://www.techspot.com/news/87851-amd-rumored-working-arm-based-apple-m1-rival.html https://www.techspot.com/news/87851-amd-rumored-working-arm-...