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Apple acquired a large number of Intel chip designers and architects about 2 years prior to M1 launch. That might not have been enough time to impact the overal
by SavantIdiot 5y ago
Apple acquired a large number of Intel chip designers and architects about 2 years prior to M1 launch. That might not have been enough time to impact the overall architecture of M1, but I think it is possible M1 carries a lot of Intel design influence. I'm thinking it is a little odd for Intel to attack the M1 when it was likely designed by Intel engineers.
- olliej 5y agoNo, a few engineers 2 years ago are not going to change basic architectural concepts that apple has clearly Cavour that run pretty contrary to intels design concepts. Also designing a cpu takes time: a chip that is released in year X was likely functionally locked at least a year ago, and general architecture would necessarily predate that by a few years. No CPU manufacturer is designing a cpu for year X, and then starting work on the following years chip. They will be simultaneously designing chips for sequential years, years in advance of release dates. That’s why Intel and AMD can produce their “next years chip” talks. The chip isn’t ready for final production, but there won’t be any significant changes by that point. There’s also a 8-12 week latency on manufacture, so if they are targeting a release date, they have to have started manufacturing 3 months before then in order to have any chips to sell.
- acdha 5y agoTwo years is not long enough to do a major redesign — Apple started hiring back towards the end of the PowerPC era and they were delivering very competitive designs years prior to the M1 announcement. When they announced M1 most people had been predicting it because the phone/iPad side was so strong.