IBM's Last Stand in CPUs?
Rick Merritt, EETimes
8/28/2013 12:33 PM EDT
The Open Power Consortium could become IBM's last stand in microprocessors with huge implications for the future of Big Blue.
Years ago, IBM took a shot at the mainstream PC market when it forged its PowerPC alliance with Motorola. Intel won, and the partners retrenched into the embedded market with the Power.org consortium. These days, their embedded partners -- LSI, Freescale, and others -- are all shifting to ARM cores.
After a last foray trying to gain traction in China, Power.org appears to be quietly withering away.
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- Camera Post-Processing IP
- DC-DC Split-Pi Boost-Buck Converter
- Deep learning accelerator
- MIL-STD-1553 Controller IP
- UFS 5.x Device IP
Related News
- IBM and NEC Electronics Sign Agreement for Joint Development of Next-Generation Semiconductor Process Technology
- ARM, Chartered, IBM and Samsung Collaborate to Enable Energy-Efficient 32nm and 28nm Systems-on-Chip
- SMIC tips 40-nm, enters 32-nm talks with IBM
- Analysis: What's the future of IBM Micro?
Latest News
- VeriSilicon Introduces CPP2000 Camera Post-Processing IP for Embodied Robotics and Mobile Vision Applications
- Infineon opens the world's largest fab for power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies in Dresden
- Tenstorrent Sets New Performance Records, Launches TT- Ascalon S, and Expands Across Japan
- Chips&Media Signs APV codec IP Licensing Deal with North American Big Tech, Establishing the ‘Second Front’ Against Apple’s ProRes
- Chipsolve Technologies Appoints Balaji Kanigicherla as Chairman of the Board