ARM Going 64-Bit To Compete In High-End Desktop Market

Stefan Mileschin · 31st October 2011, 08:10

Judging by their latest press release, ARM Ltd really is serious about competing with Intel and AMD in the high-end desktop and server computing market, where competition is fierce. For years, ARM had said that there was no need to extend their architecture to 64-bit yet. However, it appears that the time has now come for this to happen, as ARM has announced its new ARMv8 architecture, the first to include a 64-bit instruction set, at ARM TechCon 2011 in Santa Clara, California. ARM CTO Mike Muller said:

ARMv8 will enable the development of ARM architecture compatible devices that can be designed to maximize the benefits across both 32-bit and 64-bit application areas. This will bring the advantages of energy-efficient 64-bit computing to new applications such as high-end servers and computing, as well as offering backwards compatibility and migration for existing software through a consistent architecture.

http://www.techpowerup.com/154357/AR...op-Market.html

31st October 2011, 08:10	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,597	ARM Going 64-Bit To Compete In High-End Desktop Market Judging by their latest press release, ARM Ltd really is serious about competing with Intel and AMD in the high-end desktop and server computing market, where competition is fierce. For years, ARM had said that there was no need to extend their architecture to 64-bit yet. However, it appears that the time has now come for this to happen, as ARM has announced its new ARMv8 architecture, the first to include a 64-bit instruction set, at ARM TechCon 2011 in Santa Clara, California. ARM CTO Mike Muller said: ARMv8 will enable the development of ARM architecture compatible devices that can be designed to maximize the benefits across both 32-bit and 64-bit application areas. This will bring the advantages of energy-efficient 64-bit computing to new applications such as high-end servers and computing, as well as offering backwards compatibility and migration for existing software through a consistent architecture. http://www.techpowerup.com/154357/AR...op-Market.html

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Mitsubishi to concentrate on High-end 73 inch and above displays in US market	Shogun	WebNews	0	20th March 2011 08:40
Intel to Ramp Up Sandy Bridge Aggressively on Desktop Market	jmke	WebNews	0	17th June 2010 00:00
Leadtek Expands into Desktop Virtualization Market with VMware Ready PC-over-IP	jmke	WebNews	0	20th November 2009 09:09
Asustek Decides Not to Introduce Eee PC for High-End Market	jmke	WebNews	0	8th August 2008 15:45
Gigabyte to jump into high-end PC accessory market	jmke	WebNews	0	17th March 2008 15:56
Nvidia Expands Desktop Market Share, ATI Sustains Growth	jmke	WebNews	0	22nd May 2006 17:39
Nvidia narrows ATI’s lead in desktop GPU market share	jmke	WebNews	0	1st November 2005 16:33
AMD desktop PC-use CPU market share exceeds 20% in 3Q	jmke	WebNews	0	25th October 2005 18:36
AMD desktop PC-use CPU market share exceeds 20% in 3Q	Sidney	WebNews	0	25th October 2005 15:44