Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is looking to cut Intel out of the chain supply and is designing its own ARM-based chipsets for Azure server units and possibly Surface PCs.
According to reports, Microsoft 's efforts are led by Jason Zander, head of cloud business Azure, and the company has been hiring processor designers in recent years. Microsoft was reportedly disappointed when Qualcomm abandoned its own plans for ARM-based server chipsets.
Microsoft spokesman Frank Shaw said: "Because silicon is a fundamental building block for technology, we continue totwobased on our own capabilities in areas such as design, h construction and tools, while at the same time strengthening partnerships with a wide range of chip providers”.
Processors (chips) will mainly be addressed to servers (servers), but there's a chance they'll end up on some Surface devices as well. The performance of the Microsoft-branded Qualcomm processor in the Surface Pro X was disappointing, compared to the performance of Apple's new M1 ARM-based processor.
The new Microsoft ARM chips will replace the corresponding Intel Xeon, with the main focus on efficiency. Following this news, Intel's share price fell by 6,3%.
