No new CPU, GPU firms are emerging because the market is saturated and demand remains steady.
No new CPU, GPU firms are emerging because the market is saturated and demand remains steady.
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He seems curious about the absence of other firms besides Intel, Nvidia and AMD in the GPU and CPU markets.
For CPUs, I understand that Intel and AMD have agreements making x86-64 exclusive to them.
The x86 and AMD64 instruction sets are protected by numerous patents from various firms. Those aiming to develop a chip would need to compensate with royalties. Intel and AMD exchange modest payments for each chip they produce. A new entrant would face the same challenges, though Intel and AMD might attempt legal barriers to hinder progress. Currently, RISC chips are becoming more versatile, offering another viable path if rights access is limited.
This depends on the context. For high-performance uses like servers and desktops, entering the field is extremely challenging. Established players have been operating for over two decades, understanding optimal solutions and many patented methods. You either need to license their designs or develop alternatives to match their expertise. In lower-end markets, simpler CPUs work well enough, as ARM dominates general-purpose microcontrollers while still supporting specialized, basic CPU cores.
Significant expenses for patents and royalties, research and development, skilled personnel, manufacturing, etc. It's extremely challenging to enter this arena and it would likely take many years to become profitable. This industry doesn't appear to offer a promising opportunity.