News - Some Intel prototypes at CES were powered by ARM chips

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Chipzilla admits some of the wearables demoed at the tradeshow had "third-party parts".

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Not entirely surprising. Any sort of IC that does something more complicated than amplifying or buffering very likely contains a tiny ARM core. Apple's lightning -> HDMI cable? Got an ARM core in it. USB -> SATA cable? ARM core. Bluetooth speaker? ARM core. Wireless charge? ARM core. SIM card? ARM core. Chip & Pin debit or credit card? ARM core.

It generally works out cheaper to license a small low power ARM core for your chip rather than designing your own core or designing a single-purpose ASIC.