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A Facebook job posting indicates the company is looking to design its own system-on-a-chip or Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC):
Facebook Inc. is building a team to design its own semiconductors, adding to a trend among technology companies to supply themselves and lower their dependence on chipmakers such as Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., according to job listings and people familiar with the matter.
The social media company is seeking to hire a manager to build an "end-to-end SoC/ASIC, firmware and driver development organization," according to a job listing on its corporate website, indicating the effort is still in its early stages.
The Menlo Park, California-based company would join other technology giants tackling the massive effort to develop chips. In 2010, Apple Inc. started shipping its own chips and now uses them across many of its major product lines. Alphabet Inc.'s Google has developed its own artificial intelligence chip as well.
Also at TechCrunch and The Verge.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Thursday April 19 2018, @05:44PM (1 child)
You seem to be under the mistaken impression that these people want open markets. Nothing could be further from the truth. Each is seeking out more exclusivity for themselves, for instance, with the abuse of copyright/patent law. Amongst all these companies the customer is the common enemy, to be conquered and held captive, with harsh regulations on how they can use the tech (DRM, DMCA, etc...)
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday April 19 2018, @08:00PM
Sadly, you're probably right.
That, despite the benefits they could mutually have by cooperating.
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