Mediatek follows in the footsteps of Qualcomm: it is preparing PC processors

The ARM processor revolution for PCs has only just begun. MediaTek also joins in.

One week after the launch of the new laptops with Snapdragon X Elite processors, it is confirmed that Mediatek is also going to launch a CPU with ARM architecture for PC. But there is a problem: a license between Qualcomm and Microsoft.

The world of laptops is going to change a lot in the coming years. Qualcomm has laid the first stone to end the dominance of the x86 architecture, supported by Intel and AMD. But its Snapdragon X Elite processor will not be alone. Mediatek, NVIDIA, and AMD itself are developing ARM CPUs for Windows PCs.

According to account Reuters, via Eteknixthree different sources have confirmed that MediaTek is already designing its own PC processors with ARM architecture. Reuters also assures that NVIDIA and AMD are doing the same.

MediaTek, NVIDIA and AMD to launch ARM processors for PCs in 2025

Unlike Qualcomm or Apple, which design their own chips based on the ARM architecture, Mediatek will use Arm’s own official CPUs, with their Cortex cores. This will allow you to accelerate production and have the processor ready in just nine months.

But both MediaTek and NVIDIA, and other manufacturers that want to enter the PC processor market, They will have to wait until 2025. This is when the exclusive agreement between Qualcomm and Microsoft to license Windows for ARM on laptops expires.

In 2024 this agreement comes to an end, and other brands will be able to put their chips on sale, to be used in laptops with Windows 11. That will be when the real battle begins.

By using Arm’s official Cortex cores, MediaTek will save licensing problemslike the one Qualcomm has now, as you can see in the previous card.

Arm has asked a judge to destroy all Snapdragon X Elite processorsconsidering that Qualcomm does not have the license to manufacture them.

Qualcomm bought the company Nuvia, which does have the license, to develop its PC processors. It assumes that when you purchase Nuvia, the license becomes your property. But Arm claims the contract expired when Nuvia changed ownership. A mess that has ended up in court.

The arrival of MediaTek to the PC processor market, with official Arm Cortex cores and competitive prices, is sure to make things difficult for Qualcomm, Intel and AMD. And be careful, NVIDIA is right behind…

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Tags: MediaTek, Laptops, Processors