Microsoft began the development of its own processors

Already two and the more of decade software Microsoft and processors Intel form the strong union, secretly named Wintel. However, source reports that soon gryadut the changes - Microsoft find in the process of development of its own processors.

Company created her own group of computer architecture (Computer Architecture Group), which consists of the research laboratories of Redmond and silicic valley, reports iXBT with the reference on The New York Times.

Prerequisite for creating the subdivision, which in the future will be able to have a significant effect on industry as a whole, became the need for the development of chip for the following generation of its console Xbox, speak Charles taker, one of the engineers Microsoft, for whom one must head subdivision in Silicon Valley. Furthermore, Microsoft pursues the purpose to attain shifts in the technologies of the recognition of voice, until now, of not too of those perfected, and this development must soak in this sphere.

Microsoft it plans to study the designs of processors and effect from the application of various ideas based on the example of the experimental system, developed for it by the scientists of the University of California, and which makes it possible to reconfigure and to experience designs without the production of chips.

Details about that which precisely attempts to make Microsoft, the company does not communicate, it is discussed only the fact that is interested in the integration of largest possible quantity of components into one chip.

It is possible to assume that this is especially important for the play consoles and the portable devices, heirs Zune, and precisely there for the first time will appear processors Microsoft. For the present project only at the stage of the development of concept and to speak about the eventual results with the confidence early.