The most interesting part is that we are also seeing the opposite happen. SoCs are integrating more and more specialized functionality into one chip, rather than depending on external hardware for it.
Modern mobile phones essentially have everything except memory and storage in a single chip, the Northbridge died a decade ago, and recent Zen chips can even function without a Southbridge.
Modern mobile phones essentially have everything except memory and storage in a single chip, the Northbridge died a decade ago, and recent Zen chips can even function without a Southbridge.