In 2009, Intel's cost of sales and operating exspenses were a combined $29.6 billion. In contrast, ARM Holdings, the company that develops and supports the ARM architecture, had total exspenses (cost of sales and operating) of $259 million. Unlike Intel, ARM does not produce and manufacture chips; instead it licenses its technology to OEMs and other parties and the chips are often manufacture using contract foundry (e.g.,TSMC), this gives ARM a low cost structure.
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 32-bit embedded microprocessors, offering a wide range of processers based on a common architecture that delivers high performance, industry leading power efficiency and reduced system cost. Also, ARM has the broadest ecosystem in the industry with over 750 Partners delivering silicon, tools and software.
ARM Classic Processors are ideal for organizations who wish to leverage market-proven technologies into new applications. These processors deliver a host of features, excellent efficiency, and a wide range of performance capabilities for cost sensitive solutions. They minimize integration challenges, improves time to market,and giving world wide support and maintenance. With its foothold in the embedded systems and mobile markets, ARM technology continues to improve.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Key Business Benefits of x86 Technology
The new x86 processors offer direct compatability with exsisting installed base of 32-bit Windows server operating environments (SOEs), so there is no disruption to customers during hardware transition. As customers make next-generation Windows SOE deployment, they have significant flexibility because the majority of business applications in use today were compiled for deployment on a 32-bit platform.
Drivers accelerating the adoption of 64-bit systems include the ability to support larger memory footprints and deliver higher overall performance. The use of a 64-bit kernell will deliver higher performance to most applications through its ability to utilize significantly larger pages and nonpaged pools while exspanding internal cache.
There is little or no cost premium associated with 64-bit hardware or operating software when configured identically. If there is any cost penalty to deploy applications aboard a 64-bit sever it will be limited to a low-level system infrastructure software. This results in: IT cost reduction on infrastructure (fewer severs). IT reduction cost and user productivity is increased by having quicker response times such as logins, web access, queries and searches.
Drivers accelerating the adoption of 64-bit systems include the ability to support larger memory footprints and deliver higher overall performance. The use of a 64-bit kernell will deliver higher performance to most applications through its ability to utilize significantly larger pages and nonpaged pools while exspanding internal cache.
There is little or no cost premium associated with 64-bit hardware or operating software when configured identically. If there is any cost penalty to deploy applications aboard a 64-bit sever it will be limited to a low-level system infrastructure software. This results in: IT cost reduction on infrastructure (fewer severs). IT reduction cost and user productivity is increased by having quicker response times such as logins, web access, queries and searches.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
What is the Future of Desktop Computers Since the Development of ARMS ?
Some experts are predicting that the desktop computer as we know it could be in danger.
Over the past several years the demand for desktop computers in the home has been steadily declining, displaced by notebooks and all-in-one systems. In fact, 69 percent of PCs sold in the last quarter were notebooks, compared to the falling 22 percent that were desktops. This has been the trend ever since notebook sales caught up to desktop sales back in 2008.
Also, another cause for worry is the recent explosion of ultra-moble products, specially smartphones and tablets. In just a few years, smartphones and tablets have made huge strides in performance. Older pokey computing devices have become pocket-size powerhouses capable of many of the same basic functions as an ordinary desktop. The major reason for this is the development of ARM, a versatile processor microarchitecture that emphasizes power efficiency, yet is high in performance.
Analyst Robert Enderle of the Enderle Group says, "if current trends hold, there should be at least one credible ARM player in the desktop space in five years." The way I view it, considering how unpredictable new developments in emerging technologies have become, I"ll take a wait and see position.
Over the past several years the demand for desktop computers in the home has been steadily declining, displaced by notebooks and all-in-one systems. In fact, 69 percent of PCs sold in the last quarter were notebooks, compared to the falling 22 percent that were desktops. This has been the trend ever since notebook sales caught up to desktop sales back in 2008.
Also, another cause for worry is the recent explosion of ultra-moble products, specially smartphones and tablets. In just a few years, smartphones and tablets have made huge strides in performance. Older pokey computing devices have become pocket-size powerhouses capable of many of the same basic functions as an ordinary desktop. The major reason for this is the development of ARM, a versatile processor microarchitecture that emphasizes power efficiency, yet is high in performance.
Analyst Robert Enderle of the Enderle Group says, "if current trends hold, there should be at least one credible ARM player in the desktop space in five years." The way I view it, considering how unpredictable new developments in emerging technologies have become, I"ll take a wait and see position.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Standard, Scalable And Easy Integration
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:27 PM, John Rodgers <0582802@gmatc.matc.edu> wrote:
One of the major advantages of the x86 architecture is that standard commercial software, including Windows XP and now Windows 7,is often designed to run on x86 based CPUs. The same is true for many plug-and-play peripherals such as printers, keyboards, monitors and so on.
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From The Cost Standpoint
In terms of dimensions, the ARM architecture still has a clear advantage over, say, the Intel Atom. This is because ARM has developed the processor core and licensed it to other chip manufacturers. These then add various features to their specific solutions. This means that we can find exactly the chip with the features we need without having to make adjustments around the CPU, which allows us to reduce the solution's total size considerably,according to Mizrahi.
Because multiple features are added directly to the ARM MCU, the solution,s total unit cost is reduced. Also if there is considerable pressure on price, dimensions and unit cost for a particular project, the ARM core can be integrated into an FPGA so that a proper system-on-chip canbe developed with a CPU, DSP and other peripheral components on one chip.
With a reduced unit cost, ARM offers a considerably cheaper total solution than the x86 architecture can at present, and as price is one of the most important criteria when choosing a CPU, typically an ARM is the perferred choice.
On the other hand, if there are particular requirements regarding performance, easy integration with peripherals such as displays, scalability or a need to use commercial 0Ses such as Window's XP or Windows 7, the outcome may be quite different.
Because multiple features are added directly to the ARM MCU, the solution,s total unit cost is reduced. Also if there is considerable pressure on price, dimensions and unit cost for a particular project, the ARM core can be integrated into an FPGA so that a proper system-on-chip canbe developed with a CPU, DSP and other peripheral components on one chip.
With a reduced unit cost, ARM offers a considerably cheaper total solution than the x86 architecture can at present, and as price is one of the most important criteria when choosing a CPU, typically an ARM is the perferred choice.
On the other hand, if there are particular requirements regarding performance, easy integration with peripherals such as displays, scalability or a need to use commercial 0Ses such as Window's XP or Windows 7, the outcome may be quite different.
Power Consumption: The Beneficial Standpoint
Parameters such as list price per unit, energy consumption, performance, form factor, operating systems required peripherals and so on to come into play. The final selection in choosing a CPU depends entirely on what is needed for that specific project. Until just a few years ago, it was easy to choose a CPU for embedded systems, but with Intel's return to the embedded scene with the Atom, the ARM processors now face strong competition in the market.
ARM still remains the preferred CPU architecture for a wide range of embedded systems and devices when it comes to energy consumption and performance in spite of Intel's revival. In particular, ARM has held on tentenaciously in consumer electronics such as mobile phones and PDAs, with a market share of over 90 percent. ARM processors are also starting to appear in small notebook devices.
The reason for ARM's dominance in small electronic products is simply the matter of energy consumption versus performance according to Gilad Mizrahi, hardware development manager for Data Respons Denmark. "An ARM-based system typically uses as little as 2 watts, whereas a full optimised Intel Atom solution uses 5 or 6 watts. This is incredibly significant for the battery lifetime in small mobile devices."
Another reason why ARM is so popular in small electronic devices is that one can reduce the solution,s total size much more with the ARM architecture than with x86 at the present time.
ARM still remains the preferred CPU architecture for a wide range of embedded systems and devices when it comes to energy consumption and performance in spite of Intel's revival. In particular, ARM has held on tentenaciously in consumer electronics such as mobile phones and PDAs, with a market share of over 90 percent. ARM processors are also starting to appear in small notebook devices.
The reason for ARM's dominance in small electronic products is simply the matter of energy consumption versus performance according to Gilad Mizrahi, hardware development manager for Data Respons Denmark. "An ARM-based system typically uses as little as 2 watts, whereas a full optimised Intel Atom solution uses 5 or 6 watts. This is incredibly significant for the battery lifetime in small mobile devices."
Another reason why ARM is so popular in small electronic devices is that one can reduce the solution,s total size much more with the ARM architecture than with x86 at the present time.
The History of the x86 Architecture.
In the beginning, Intel created the 8086 and its first 16-bit microprocessor. This gargantuan chip maker gave birth to the x86 processor. More than 30 years later, the x86 continues to evolve, from its modest start in 1978.
For the last several decades the x86 architecture, with its major propontents Intel and AMD, have dominated the CPU market in personal computers (PCs). Today, INtel and AMDcontrol about 80.4% and 11.52%, respectively, of the worldwide microprocessor market (iSuppli, 2010). Despite the prevalance of x86, there are tell-tale signs that the x86 architecture is in the early stages of being disrupted according to work by Clayton Christensen because : (1)The x86 current technology is overshooting the needs of the mass market. (2) A new technology emerges that excels on different dimensions of performance-(such as ARM architecture). (3) Because this new technology excels on a different dimension of performance, it initially attracts a new market segment.
While x86 is the mainstay technology in PCs, the ARM processor has gained significant market share in the embedded systems and mobile devices markets.
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