Intel, AMD team up to confront rising challenge from Arm
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Intel, AMD team up to confront rising challenge from Arm
(Reuters) - Intel and Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said they are forming a group to help make sure software works across their chips, responding to a rising challenge from Arm Holdings.
Intel invented what is known as the x86 computing architecture, a technology that for 40 years has powered the world's laptops, PCs, and data center servers. AMD licenses the technology from Intel and also makes chips using x86, competing directly against Intel under a longstanding legal settlement.
By contrast, Intel and AMD use the same underlying x86 technology in their chips, but software sometimes must be tweaked to work across their offerings.
“We are excited to bring the industry together to provide direction on future architectural enhancements and extend the incredible success of x86 for decades to come," Lisa Su, AMD's chief executive, said in a statement.
