TwelveSilverSwords@alien.topB to HardwareEnglish · 10 months agoApple to Discontinue Custom 5G Modem Development, Claim Reportswww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: apple
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkApple to Discontinue Custom 5G Modem Development, Claim Reportswww.macrumors.comTwelveSilverSwords@alien.topB to HardwareEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: apple
minus-squareScurro@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months ago yet these days amazon and google literally make their own Aren’t these ARM processors? Didn’t ARM do most of the engineering?
minus-squareough37@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoNo, ARM makes the specification and the chip manufacturers implement them
minus-squarep5184@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoArm also has their own off the shelf chip designs, and most of the time, companies license the chip designs. I don’t think there are that many that have architectural licenses to use the ISA and implement it themselves/design everything in house.
Aren’t these ARM processors? Didn’t ARM do most of the engineering?
No, ARM makes the specification and the chip manufacturers implement them
Arm also has their own off the shelf chip designs, and most of the time, companies license the chip designs. I don’t think there are that many that have architectural licenses to use the ISA and implement it themselves/design everything in house.