Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:47:15 AM
Prior to the deal, there were reports that Spreadrum had let go its entire development group.
That'd be bad news for Intel as that'd mean they don't have experienced
engineers to develop Intel SoCs any more
FWIW, here is what was told last September:
Spreadtrum tells me they will continue to make ARM-based mobile ICs following the investment by Intel in Spreadtrum’s owner, Tsinghua Unigroup.
Intel said it would pay $1.5 billion for 20% of Tsinghua Unigroup earlier this week.
Intel’s CEO said at the time that: “This partnership will also enhance our ability to support a wider range of mobile customers in China and the rest of the world by more quickly delivering a broader portfolio of Intel architecture and communications technology solutions.”
It was said that x86-based mobile ICs would be designed by Spreadtrum and Intel and would be marketed by both companies sometime next year.
However it seems that even $1.5 billion doesn’t buy exclusivity and Spreadtrum will continue to design and market ARM-based mobile ICs.
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