As Qualcomm's exclusivity for Arm-powered processors for Windows PCs is reportedly coming to its end, other chipmakers are getting ready to offer their Arm-based system-on-chips for Windows computers. And, according to a new report from Reuters, MediaTek will be among the companies jumping into the Windows-on-Arm field, with plans to launch their first PC processor late next year.
MediaTek's system-on-chip for Windows PCs will rely on Arm's 'ready-made designs
Rumor mill: Microsoft recently unveiled a new generation of AI-centric Windows laptops dubbed Copilot, and Qualcomm is the only company that currently makes the Arm-based processors for these devices. However, that could change soon, with a new entrant expected to join the scene in the near future.
According to sources quoted by Reuters , Qualcomm's arch rival in the smartphone space, MediaTek, is developing an Arm-
Qualcomm competitor MediaTek is reportedly developing an Arm-based SoC designed to run Windows, according to three insiders who talked to Reuters . Although MediaTek’s processors aren’t as popular as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, MediaTek actually has a 36% market share in smartphone SoCs (compared to Qualcomm’s 23%), especially as its entry-level and mid-range chips are found in many Android devices.
However, Qualcomm has been the sole Microsoft partner for Arm
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