ARM is working with Microsoft on a version of Windows RT with support for 64bit soc’s. The advent of the operating system will ensure that tablets with the OS and new chips from ARM of more than 4GB are able to use.
This week announced ARM Cortex A57 and A53: the first soc based on the new 64-bit ARMv8-a architecture and which are directed respectively more computing power and low power usage. The British company is now working to OS and ecosysteempartners to inform about the technology and to support to work, let Nandan Nayampally, head of marketing of ARM, at PC World know.
With Microsoft works the company, according to the site to personalize the Windows RT to optimize the operating system for the new 64bit generation of ARM. Although PC World Windows RT out light, it may be assumed that ARM and its partners also other platforms such as Android are going to optimize.
The expectation is that the chips in 2014 and at that time would, therefore, also the first tablet with support. The biggest advantage of 64bit chips is the possibility of more memory addressing, so the limit of 4GB that 32bit chips applies, could be exceeded.