Question
What does the move to Apple Silicon mean for hardware and firmware standards/protocols moving forward?
Will there be opportunities to develop drivers and extension module cards that use not only memory interfaces but also efficient high-bandwidth integrated chip (IC) interfaces?Considerations
Computer manufacturers are adopting M.2 Keying as a way of preventing unsupported modules from being installed onto hardware systems.Nvidia and AMD are well known for producing high-end GPU's. They are working on Real-Time Ray Tracing technology.
There are companies like Broadcom and Qualcomm developing exactly the same kind of GPU for mobile devices.
Several companies like Intel, Google and Sipeed are creating mPCIe modules which accelerate machine learning and compute performance on low power.
Additionally, there are a "whole slew" of Signal Processors (known as Audio Cards or DSP) which work in the same way to provide better Sound Quality. Wi-Fi 6 modules are emerging.
Is there one system which works for every type of hardware module?
Categories include but are not limited to the following:Power
Storage
Communication
Human Interface (Visual, Audio, Sensory)
Authentication and Security
Parallel and Neural Compute
Diagnostics and Custom I/O