Asked what he expected the performance of ARM-based Windows 8 computers would be like, East replies: "There are hints in the Microsoft Surface. There are two versions, one ARM, one x86. The ARM version weighed two thirds less, it was two thirds of the thickness and it didn’t have cooling vents. It suggests to me that it’s a lower power design."
Next year, Intel is intending to put its Atom processors onto its 22nm finfet process which may improve Atom’s power efficiency. It’s got some way to go. "An 800MHz ARM delivers the same performance as a 1.6GHz Atom," says East.
TSMC is moving to finfets at 20nm which will change the physical IP requirements, which is where ARM is working particularly closely with TSMC, but won’t change the processor desig
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