Chipmakers sliding away from smartphones and PCs
 

Going where the money is

Wandering around the Computex Taipei it is fairly clear that there has been a sea change in what chipmakers are targeting.

Instead of the usual chips for mobiles, servers and PCs we are seeing lots of displays for driverless cars, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

Obviously this is due to the intense competition in the smartphone market and the gutting of the PC market which has led to processor prices falling.

This year, attention is back on core processing rather than novelties, but this time aimed more squarely at the "internet of things" (IoT).

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