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It would be fantastic for apple, but not so sure about intel. Remember, intel are right now trying to bring atom-- itself not even on the 22nm process yet-- to
by polshaw 15y ago
It would be fantastic for apple, but not so sure about intel.
Remember, intel are right now trying to bring atom-- itself not even on the 22nm process yet-- to exactly the space that the A5 occupies. It would seem suicidal to give away their process advantage against ARM at exactly the time they are pushing hard to get Atom caught up with their lead process (going 22nm next year and 14nm the year after; the same time as their full power processors).
It will be interesting to see if there are any high end ARM chips made at intel, or if they just stick to areas they deem to not be competing with them (which can't be a lot that needs 22nm?)
- cstejerean 15y agoGiven that Apple processors will only be available in Apple devices, there's still plenty of room for Intel to sell a 22nm Atom while allowing Apple to take advantage of their 22nm process.
- Loic 15y agoIt would not be suicidal, why? Because they have the 22nm lead and will most likely keep the lead for years. It means that Apple will not be able to go back to another provider with the same performance. Which means they can lock Apple and force Apple hand. This would be brilliant.
- polshaw 15y agoIt would be suicidal for their aim of getting atom into tablets and smartphones, I meant. (Which would almost certainly hold more profit than making someone else's processor.)