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They have an even stronger position in x86, where they are the dominant player in a duopoly, with new entrants denied access. So yes, they might be interested
by jabl 5y ago
They have an even stronger position in x86, where they are the dominant player in a duopoly, with new entrants denied access.
So yes, they might be interested in helping RISC-V in order to hurt Arm on the low end, but I'm sure they're not looking forward to RV eating a chunk of the x86 market.
- hajile 5y agoThey are getting stomped by ARM on the high-end too. X2 is quite a bit faster per clock than every x86 (except maybe golden cove). It's only a matter of time before these start flowing into the high-end market and disrupt. Jim Keller is currently overseeing a 6-issue RISC-V core (same width as Intel's latest/greatest golden cove chip) that will allegedly be open-sourced too. This is a very dangerous situation for them. It seems better to milk x86 for all it's worth while leveraging RISC-V for all it's worth. If they can offer custom x86 compatibility with their RISC-V designs, that's just one more way to ensure they cut out the rest of the market and keep their lead.