A new job listing has just been spotted which hints that Microsoft is planning on making its own custom CPU. This move bears resemblance to Apple, who made a major shift away from Intel CPUs for its own custom M1 processor.
The job listing was first posted back on September 3 and was spotted by HotHardware. Looking at this listing, it appears that the American tech giant is seeking to hire someone to work for its Surface team that will “light up Microsoft experiences with the next generation of devices.” It also mentions how creating those devices involves “a close partnership between silicon, hardware and software engineers, designers, and manufacturing.” Notably, this role would have the person “defining the features and capabilities of SoC used on Surface devices.”
Interestingly, this is not the first time we’ve heard that the company is working on its own custom chipset. Back in December 2020, we had reported that Microsoft is working on its own ARM based processor for servers and Surface series PCs. Furthermore, the company could reportedly also be partnering up with AMD for this ARM based chip. Previously, it has already working with Qualcomm for the SQ1 and SQ2 chips that were found in the Surface Pro X, although, its performance was not on par with the Apple M1 chip.
As of right now, Microsoft does use its own custom chips for the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio, which allows it to offer haptic feedback for inking with the Surface Slim Pen 2. With Apple having shifted to its own custom chips, it isn’t surprising when other tech giants are also rumored to follow suit. So stay tuned for more updates.
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