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outside of the highly specialized embedded-application market, RISC is in retreat

with hindsight it is funny to realize that RISCs come back would start from inside that highly specialized market in the form of ARM.

And just like the 90s, every major tech company is making their own RISC chip[1]! Apple Silicon, Tensor, Graviton, Axion, Cobalt, Grace....

[1] - Though not exactly since they're all ARM ISA at the foundation.

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