ARM-powered notebooks poised to ramp
Analysts at Nomura Equity Research project that ARM-powered processors will make serious inroads in the notebook computer market by 2013. According to an industry note obtained by EE Times, the expected ramp up can be attributed to Microsoft's hotly anticipated and RISC-friendly Windows 8 OS, as well as the low-power sipping advantages offered by ARM SoCs.
Indeed, a number of OEMs are apparently "eager" to design multiple form factors around ARM processors, despite some lingering questions over what software they will run.
In any case, Nomura analysts believe Windows 8 notebook application processor shipments are on track to hit 20 million in 2013 and increase to an impressive 290 million in 2015.
ARM chips will likely claim 3 percent of the lucrative market in 2013 - and should jump to 17 percent, or 49 million units in 2015.
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