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> By 2027, I expect the majority of phones will have SoCs based on RISC-V, including most flagships. And what reason would Apple have to make the switch to RIS
by re-thc 4y ago
> By 2027, I expect the majority of phones will have SoCs based on RISC-V, including most flagships.
And what reason would Apple have to make the switch to RISC-V?
- justinclift 4y agoThey're pretty clearly meaning non-apple flagship phones, and they did say "most".
- re-thc 4y agoDon't see how you get most if you ignore Apple (like it or not). More like "none". Unless Qualcomm vs ARM (over Nuvia) is a total disaster, Qualcomm is not doing RISC-V on phones / servers. That court case is still 2-3 years in the making. What other flagship do we have left to even get close to "most"?
- justinclift 4y ago> What other flagship do we have left to even get close to "most"? Everything other than apple? The world is a big place. Apple doesn't rule the world. :p
- re-thc 4y agoEverything other than Apple/Qualcomm as a flagship is pretty minor. Most sell more midrange machines. I did mention Qualcomm and after paying for Nuvia I doubt they're switching.
- snvzz 4y agoThe subject of the lawsuit? It might never see the light of day with an ARM frontend. As for the RISC-V frontend, it must already be many years underway. When they bought Nuvia, they also got their team, imho most valuable part of the acquisition. I expect Qualcomm to be among the first to provide SoCs for RISC-V based Android smartphones and RISC-V based Windows laptops. I also expect them to show up in the datacenter with competitive RISC-V based server chip offerings.
- re-thc 4y ago> The subject of the lawsuit? Can't use Nuvia license without paying ARM some extra fees i.e. licensing it for Qualcomm violates the "terms" says ARM.