Windows 7 only supports X86ARM chip to exhibit semi-stagnation state

Microsoft's new Windows 7 only supports X86 architecture processors. Intel is not only interested in expanding Atom shipments, but also using the Atom Developer Program (Atom Developer Program) to grow momentum.

This year at the Taipei International Computer Show, the high-profile launch of the ARM architecture processor camp of Smartbook products, now only retreat to the Linux platform or wait for Google to launch the ChromeOS operating system, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, NVIDIA (NVIDIA) ), Freescale and other related manufacturers, ARM processor shipments for Smartbook has been in a semi-stagnation state.

The OEM/ODM factory announced the blueprint of the Smartbook plan to be launched at the end of this year. It once inspired the operators of the ARM architecture processor array. Since many telecom operators in Europe and America are interested in purchasing, Qualcomm, Deyi, NVIDIA, Freescale and VIA's PowerMedia, etc., have started to increase the number of TSMC orders since the end of July. ASE, silicon products, Jingshuo and other packaging and substrate factories will also be in place at the end of August.

The industry believes that although the price of Smartbook is only one-third of that of Netbook, battery life is longer than Netbook, but the biggest problem of Smartbook is that there is no way to get Windows7 support, now all OEMs launch The sample machine, the installed operating system is concentrated in Linux or WinCE, naturally there is no way to get consumers' favor.

Including NVIDIA, Freescale and other companies believe that although the netbook chip market is blocked, but ARM processor still has a lot of room for development, especially in the WiFi or 3G connection and battery life, the cloud From the perspective of computing, they all have very good advantages. However, in the future, the form of terminal products does not have to be launched in the form of a notebook computer. There should be more new-style products in the CES exhibition next year.