Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom
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Does It matter?: Intel is providing a startup with significant access to its chip design schematics as part of a rare licensing deal involving the x86 instruction set architecture. RosaicLabs could now theoretically build its own x86 CPU, although speculation points to more cutting-edge applications such as robotics and AI.
Reuters sources claim that Intel is entering into a secret agreement with RosaicLabs Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware just a couple of months ago. The agreement covers the register-transfer level (RTL) code for Intel's Atom CPUs, although we don't have any specific clues about which generation of Atom chips – or which computing core technology – is involved.
Atom chip technology is based on the x86 ISA, although it is designed to operate within significant power and form-factor constraints. In circuit...
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