Re:The Apple A15 SoC Performance Review: Faster and More Eff...
by deaddodo on Friday October 08, 2021 @12:28AM
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There is no rumor. AArch64 was designed by and is owned by ARM, as is all of the ARM IP.
Apple is able to do what they want because they have an architectural license; not a core license. It's the same reason Nvidia, Cavium, etc are able to design their own cores irrespective of the Cortex series. That's what an architectural license is for. While MediaTek, HiSilicon, etc are limited to using the Cortex SIP.
Apple is able to do what they want because they have an architectural license; not a core license. It's the same reason Nvidia, Cavium, etc are able to design their own cores irrespective of the Cortex series. That's what an architectural license is for. While MediaTek, HiSilicon, etc are limited to using the Cortex SIP.