Intel CEO says x86 chip hybrid designs are the future
(Windows Phone Central)

Intel says it`s ready to match the competition. What you need to know Intel has been asked how it will handle the growing Arm versus x86 dynamic. Intel says it will allow for co-designed x86 chips. The company says this will especially benefit its cloud service providing customers. Plenty of companies are interested in Arm technology, ranging from Microsoft to NVIDIA. The latter is even attempting to acquire Arm in its entirety because of the value it sees. And that rampant interest is putting Intel in a bit of a hot seat. For a long time, Intel was restrictive with its x86 licensing practices and not super big on the idea of hybrid designs built around a customer`s preferences rather than its own. However, based on Seeking Alpha transcripts documenting the company`s latest earnings call, it seems Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is certain that Intel`s most inflexible days are behind it (via PC Gamer). In the earnings call, Gelsinger was asked if, in response to Arm`s flexible IP lice...