Reading on Wikipedia, manufacturing x86 chips requires a license from Intel for more advanced features, the 64-bit variant of x86 also requires a license from AMD. Is this really possible?
Reading on Wikipedia, manufacturing x86 chips requires a license from Intel for more advanced features, the 64-bit variant of x86 also requires a license from AMD. Is this really possible?
Arm is not open and requires a license.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/report-arm-cancels-qualcomms-architecture-license-endangering-its-chip-business/
RISC-V might be what they’re thinking of. An open-source architecture developed on the same principles as ARM.
Getting better all the time, though always seems to be several steps behind ARM in terms of performance. But the gap is narrowing.