Extensively expected to unveil a new line of computers at its latest “event,” on Tuesday morning Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Doing so will ignite a new war on processors.
That’s the view of many pundits, who see the company’s announcement that it will power proprietary chip devices as a potential opening shot in such a conflict. The company used x86 chips from the processor giant Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Since 2006; In June it announced that it would replace the entire Mac line in its silicon chip in a two-year process.
In the zeal of the PC, Intel was a dominant player, in a constant battle with the perennial runner, Advanced micro devices. However, new competitors are entering the field in the age of smartphones.
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A potential major competitor to Apple Pal and Intel in this endeavor is the mobile devices component maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq: Qcom). Similar to Apple Pal’s announced plans, Qualcomm UK’s APM. A.R.M. from the company. NVIDIA. Qualcomm AMD and co-developed processors with both Micro .ft Especially to power the subsequent surface line of laptop / tablet products.
Apple Play has promised to contract with a third-party manufacturer to make silicon chips. There is speculation that this will happen Taiwan SemiconductorHowever, neither Apple nor Asia-based chipmaker has confirmed this yet.
While at Intel it was not once the processor world famous, its chips still power many PCs around the world, and it is likely to be a major player in that segment.
