English
Is Windows 7 launch set to reveal ARM processor support?
Peter Clarke, EE Times
(04/30/2009 12:04 PM EDT)
LONDON — There have been rumors for a while now that Microsoft engineers in Redmond, Washington, have been demonstrating the Windows XP operating system running on chips with ARM processing cores inside.
Officially Big Windows does not run on ARM processor cores. And this provides a clear advantage to Intel with its Atom processor and a disadvantage to ARM when it comes to the netbook computer market. ARM and its semiconductor partners are, apparently, restricted to pitching ARM-based processors and SOCs to companies trying to make netbooks that run the Linux operating system.
But now Warren East, president and CEO of ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has been dropping hints about Microsoft Windows and ARM while concluding that he, of course, could not possibly comment.
(04/30/2009 12:04 PM EDT)
LONDON — There have been rumors for a while now that Microsoft engineers in Redmond, Washington, have been demonstrating the Windows XP operating system running on chips with ARM processing cores inside.
Officially Big Windows does not run on ARM processor cores. And this provides a clear advantage to Intel with its Atom processor and a disadvantage to ARM when it comes to the netbook computer market. ARM and its semiconductor partners are, apparently, restricted to pitching ARM-based processors and SOCs to companies trying to make netbooks that run the Linux operating system.
But now Warren East, president and CEO of ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has been dropping hints about Microsoft Windows and ARM while concluding that he, of course, could not possibly comment.
|
E-mail This Article | 
|
|
Printer-Friendly Page |
Related News
- Safety Support Opens up Automotive, Health and Industrial Markets for ARM Cortex-R5 Processor
- Windows 10 On ARM: 7 Observations
- Aldec Adds ARM Cortex-A9 Support to HES-7 ASIC Prototyping Platform
- QuickLogic's CSSPs Enable TI's Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Processor to Support High-Resolution Cameras
- Amlogic Unveils Market Leading Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor-Based SoCs for Next-Generation Tablet, Set-Top-Box and Mobile Devices
Breaking News
- Synopsys and Finastra Partner to Secure Financial Services App Ecosystem
- Silex Insight and Argo collaborate on ensuring the complete security for smart meters in South-Korea
- Xilinx Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Analog Devices
- Allegro DVT Unveils the Industry's First VVC Compliance Test Bitstreams
- Arteris IP FlexNoC Interconnect and AI Package Licensed by Vastai Technologies for Artificial Intelligence Chips