64-bit computing: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:07, 27 June 2025

Revision as of 21:42, 22 July 2025

Line 52:

; 2011: [[ARM Holdings]] announces ARMv8-A, the first 64-bit version of the [[ARM architecture family]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ARMv8 Technology Preview|url=https://www.arm.com/files/downloads/ARMv8_Architecture.pdf|date=October 31, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2012|archive-date=November 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111161327/https://www.arm.com/files/downloads/ARMv8_Architecture.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

; 2012: ARM Holdings announced their Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57 cores, their first cores based on their 64-bit architecture, on 30 October 2012.<ref name="cortex-a50 announce">{{cite press release |url=https://www.arm.com/about/newsroom/arm-launches-cortex-a50-series-the-worlds-most-energy-efficient-64-bit-processors.php |title=ARM Launches Cortex-A50 Series, the World's Most Energy-Efficient 64-bit Processors |publisher=[[ARM Holdings]] |access-date=2012-10-31}}</ref><ref name="ARM64bKeynote">{{cite web |title=ARM Keynote: ARM Cortex-A53 and ARM Cortex-A57 64bit ARMv8 processors launched| website=ARMdevices.net |date=2012-10-31 |url=http://armdevices.net/2012/10/31/arm-keynote-arm-cortex-a53-and-arm-cortex-a57-64bit-armv8-processors-launched/}}</ref>

; 2013:Apple announces the [[iPhone 5S]], withwhich is the world's first smartphone with a 64-bit processor in a smartphone, which uses theirthe [[Apple A7|A7]] ARMv8-A-based system-on-a-chip, alongsideand the [[iPad Air]] and [[iPad Mini 2]], which are the world's first tablets with 64-bit processor in a tabletprocessors.

; 2014:[[RISC-V]], with both 32-bit and 64-bit support, was published.<ref>{{Cite conference |last1=Asanović |first1=Krste |author1-link=Krste Asanović |last2=Patterson |first2=David A. |author2-link=David A. Patterson (computer scientist) |date=August 6, 2014 |title=Instruction Sets Should Be Free: The Case For RISC-V |url=http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2014/EECS-2014-146.pdf |id=UCB/EECS-2014-146 |publisher=EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley}}</ref> Google announces the [[Nexus 9]] tablet, the first Android device to run on the 64-bit Tegra K1 chip.

; 2015:Apple announces the [[iPod Touch (6th generation)]], the first iPod Touch to use thea 64-bit processor, the [[Apple A8|A8]] ARMv8-A-based system-on-a-chip, alongside the [[Apple TV|Apple TV (4th generation)]], whichthe isfirst theApple world'sTV firstto use a 64-bit processor in an Apple TV.

; 2018:Apple announces the [[Apple Watch|Apple Watch Series 4]], the first Apple Watch to use thea 64-bit processor, the [[Apple S4|S4]] ARMv8-A-based system-on-a-chip.

; 2020:Synopsis announce the ARCv3 ISA, the first 64-bit version of the [[ARC (processor)|ARC ISA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.synopsys.com/2020-04-07-Synopsys-Introduces-New-64-bit-ARC-Processor-IP-Delivering-Up-to-3x-Performance-Increase-for-High-End-Embedded-Applications | title=Synopsys Introduces New 64-bit ARC Processor IP | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331110658/https://news.synopsys.com/2020-04-07-Synopsys-Introduces-New-64-bit-ARC-Processor-IP-Delivering-Up-to-3x-Performance-Increase-for-High-End-Embedded-Applications | archive-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> Apple releases the [[Apple M1]], which lacklacks support for 32-bit applications.

; 2023:Qualcomm releases the [[Snapdragon 8 Gen 3]] and [[Snapdragon X Elite]], which lack support for 32-bit ARM applications.

=== 64-bit operating system timeline ===