Trends in microprocessors: high-end military embedded applications are beginning a shift to Intel

摘要

When it comes to military embedded computing, basically only two microprocessor manufacturers slug it out for the lion's share of the defense and aerospace embedded computer market-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in Austin, Texas, and Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif.rnWhile Freescale has been this market's 500-pound gorilla for some time, Intel's latest introduction of its Core i7 microprocessor in January is tipping the defense embedded systems community on its head in a transformation the likes of which seasoned observers have not seen in years.