Till now the main guns of the processors industry were just Intel and AMD. Now get ready for some Chinese Chips as well. Peking University has stated that their Microprocessor Research and Development Center has acquired the X86 processor technology.
X86 is a name given to a series of chips developed by Intel. This series began with the 286 microprocessor and includes names like 386, 486 etc. Even the most common processor today that is Pentium 4 is also a seventh-generation X86 processor.
PKUnity Microsystems Technology Co Ltd, a unit sponsored by the university has stated that they are capable of making PCs with the domestically developed processors.
AMD signed a MoU in October 2005, with the Ministry of Science and Technology and Peking University to license AMD x86 microprocessor technology that will enable China to develop low-power processors for UMPCs. This was the highest-level of CPU technology transfer till date.
After studying and researching on the technology, Peking University has successfully developed FPGA. This processor is compatible with both Windows and Linux operating systems.
Chinese have already started to rule the electronics segment of the market and development of “Chinese Chips” will surely give stiff competition to Intel and other who till now were the rulers of the industry.
Via: People
