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Intel is well aware that their x86 IP isn't the secret sauce it used to be. If RISC-V takes over the world, they won't be caught off-guard.
by gary_0 5y ago
Intel is well aware that their x86 IP isn't the secret sauce it used to be. If RISC-V takes over the world, they won't be caught off-guard.
- jabl 5y agoMaybe, but I think the more immediate motivations are - Get customers for their fab services division, now that they're making a serious push to fab 3rd party chips. - Help RISC-V threaten ARM at the low end, thus taking away attention and resources ARM could otherwise use to compete with x86 servers.