This is indicated by various signs, as from a report by windowslatest emerges. Accordingly, there have recently been various job advertisements for the Microsoft Silicon Team, which works on ARM-based SoCs. Here, Microsoft usually follows the old concept of developing reference models, which are then to be implemented in mass products primarily by partners from the hardware industry – and they are also on board here.
In addition, however, it is also possible that future Surface models will come onto the market with their own Microsoft chip. This is supported by the close coordination required between the hardware and software development teams to put Microsoft’s ideas into practice. Upcoming ARM SoCs from the Redmond company should also be equipped with special AI cores, which then work together with a corresponding Windows 12 version.
AI features are coming
The operating system is then not only available for the ARM cores themselves, but is also equipped with various features that know how to use the advantages of the AI accelerator. An example of this is the “smart snap” layout that was recently spotted in the preview builds of Windows 11. Here, an AI should significantly improve the automatic arrangement of windows. Currently, this still requires some CPU effort, outsourcing to an optimized AI core would be an advantage here.
Ultimately, however, the matter at stake is a fairly old concern. Microsoft has also been working for many years on anchoring its Windows platform on ARM systems – on the one hand to become less dependent on Intel, but also to make use of the advantages of these chips in relation to performance and power consumption. The attempts so far have largely come to nothing, however, because Microsoft always treated ARM support as a secondary priority and in the end no decent platform was commercially available.
See also:
- Microsoft is working on a Windows segment with ARM-based Systems on a Chip.
- Upcoming Surface models could be equipped with their own Microsoft chip.
- Windows 12 is said to offer special AI cores and features for ARM SoCs.
- Microsoft has been working on ARM support for years, so far without success.
- The goal is a more independent platform with performance/power consumption advantages.
- Microsoft finally has to take ARM support seriously.
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