For Qualcomm, they originally hoped to gain a certain amount of market share in the server field by investing heavily, thus competing with Intel. However, for now, the plan still has to be abandoned.
According to reports from U.S. media, because Intel is in an invincible state in the server field, Qualcomm is adjusting its server strategy. It will sharply reduce the number of employees in this department. According to their assessment, it takes too much time to occupy a place in the server chip market. .
Now the main goal of Qualcomm's server chip division is to provide chips to cloud computing centers and Chinese customers (such as Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu). Qualcomm will provide chips to Chinese customers through a Chinese joint venture company.
As for the previously rumored news of abandoning the server sector, Qualcomm stated that it will cut investment, but will continue to retain its joint venture in China and re-defining R&D directions to prepare for the upcoming computer.
The entire server chip market is about 14 billion US dollars, Intel accounted for 99% of the share. Because Intel has an absolute advantage, most of the industry's software is written for Intel chips. If you want to compete with Intel, ARM technology providers must ensure that there is enough software to make their chips run.
