HP to investigate possibilities with energy efficient processors

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19240331

Breaking from its longstanding reliance on computer chips from Intel (INTC) and AMD, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) said Tuesday that it’s developing a new line of servers using energy-efficient processors based on designs from an upstart company better known for technology used in mobile phones.

The new processors take up less space and consume only a tenth of the electricity needed to power the more commonly used models of server chips, according to the manufacturer, Calexeda of Austin, Texas, which uses designs licensed from the British firm ARM Holdings.

It will be interesting to see what products are announced based on this announcement and what usage cases might be appropriate for these processors, are they going to be industry standard for multiple markets and application scenarios or aimed at specific target markets and usage cases. We’ll have to see.

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