electronics
Intel cooperates with chip developer Arm
The Intel logo: The American chip giant wants to cooperate with the British developer Arm. photo
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The American semiconductor manufacturer Intel wants to work with the British semiconductor developer Arm. Chips are to be produced based on ARM designs using Intel technologies.
Chip giant Intel is taking another step to build a contract manufacturing business for other vendors. Intel announced an agreement with British semiconductor developer Arm on Wednesday. Chips with ARM architectures are found in practically all smartphones and tablets – and are now also being used more frequently in computers, cars and data centers.
Intel continues to rely on its own chip architectures for its own processors, but also wants to establish itself as a contract manufacturer. The cooperation should make it possible to develop and produce chips based on ARM designs using Intel technologies. Intel could at least participate in the business in this way. The group’s own attempts to bring its processors into smartphones failed years ago because the providers preferred the more economical arm chips.
Intel focuses on processors for personal computers and data centers. In the computer business, however, Apple has dropped out of the ranks of Intel customers and instead uses ARM-based chips developed in-house in its Macs. Intel boss Pat Gelsinger hopes to be able to compete with large contract manufacturers such as TSMC from Taiwan.