I'm trying to decide who my chip design group should choose for an embedded CPU. Choices are the usual - ARM or MIPS, obviously. I was hoping to choose on technical merits alone, but now I can't because of what Intel 'might' do.
Intel wasn't even on the radar until the System design guys started telling us that they were hearing 'whispers' about Intel going on another buying spree. The gossip included Intel buying MIPS (which would change the way we look at things in a big way) and Intel buying a MIPS licensee that's a tablet/notebook startup in Spain with some unusual CPU-based HW security (a startup which might become a potential competitor for us if they're not bought, and again affecting our decision.)
Can I ignore this or is there more going on out there than I know about?
Intel wasn't even on the radar until the System design guys started telling us that they were hearing 'whispers' about Intel going on another buying spree. The gossip included Intel buying MIPS (which would change the way we look at things in a big way) and Intel buying a MIPS licensee that's a tablet/notebook startup in Spain with some unusual CPU-based HW security (a startup which might become a potential competitor for us if they're not bought, and again affecting our decision.)
Can I ignore this or is there more going on out there than I know about?