IBM Unveils Dual-Architecture Mainframe Chip for Arm and Z Workloads
IBM is announcing a next-gen mainframe processor designed to run both IBM Z and Arm workloads on the same cores, switching between instruction-set modes in nanoseconds. The chip has 11 cores and is intended to power upcoming IBM Z and LinuxONE systems, aiming to bridge today’s Arm-centered enterprise and AI software ecosystem with s390x mainframe transactions.