The growth of ARM processors continues at full speed. This progress was due to the growing popularity of smartphones, as well as the development and increase in requirements for operating systems and applications. Over the past few years, Apple’s M1 series processors have added a new dimension to this trend. As you know, computers with ARM-based M-series processors today challenge their much more expensive rivals in terms of performance and efficiency. Despite one or two failed attempts from Microsoft, other manufacturers did not respond to Apple’s critical move. According to the announcements, ARM is taking matters into its own hands and creating its own semiconductor to demonstrate the capabilities of its products. Details are here…

ARM is developing a new semiconductor to demonstrate its capabilities

According to recent reports, ARM is developing its own semiconductor to showcase the capabilities of its products. In order to avoid misunderstandings, let us state from the beginning that the company does not plan to compete with its own products. Instead, ARM aims to show what mobile processors developed using its own technologies can do in devices such as PCs/laptops and smartphones. For example, Qualcomm occasionally makes a phone to demonstrate the specs of its new flagship processor, but this is just a sample product not for sale. A similar situation applies here.

Of course, these are just claims for now. But if the rumors are true, ARM will work with manufacturing partners to develop a new semiconductor. The developed processor will become a prototype for use in both laptops and smartphones. The company likely hopes to acquire more partners and increase its market value before the upcoming IPO, but there is one major problem.

The success of Apple’s M-series processors is due to the compatibility between software and hardware. The company has provided strong support for its new processors from day one, and “forced” all applications on the market to work with these ARM-based processors.

When we look at the dominant operating system, Windows, we see a more traditional operating system that supports x86 architecture. While Microsoft has an operating system for ARM-based processors, it is incomplete to say the least. Therefore, demonstrating the capabilities of an advanced processor can be a bit of a challenge. With all this, it is worth waiting for official messages from the company about the further development of events.