buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoREPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down18
arrow-up1741arrow-down1external-linkREPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.combuckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square209fedilink
minus-squareilmagico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·2 months agoI could be wrong, but I think Qualcomm designs its own chips and only licenses the “API”, so it would be no difference for them.
minus-squarefalkerie71@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 months agoIf they use Cortex cores, they are ARM designs. Oryon cores are in house based on Nuvia designs, and I assume it would still require a complete chip redesign if they decide to switch to RISC-V.
I could be wrong, but I think Qualcomm designs its own chips and only licenses the “API”, so it would be no difference for them.
If they use Cortex cores, they are ARM designs. Oryon cores are in house based on Nuvia designs, and I assume it would still require a complete chip redesign if they decide to switch to RISC-V.