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By: Apple A4, czyli powrót do PowerPC - Apple Blog

Apple A4, czyli powrót do PowerPC - Apple Blog — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:24:43 +0000

[...] albo też układanką różnych chipów (Cortex + Mali, itd.), złożoną w całość przez Apple (P.A. Semi). Na razie niewiele jeszcze w tej kwestii wiadomo, poza oczywistym faktem iż układ oparty jest na [...]

By: Next generation iPhone to use Intel Moorestown processor? | devinsblog

Next generation iPhone to use Intel Moorestown processor? | devinsblog — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:12:23 +0000

[...] ARM processors (especially for the iPhone) – but this could be far from the reality. There are numerous reasons Apple might have wanted to acquire PA Semi, including the speculation that Apple may have a netbook in the works – it is possible PA Semi [...]

By: The Apple Core mobile edition

The Apple Core mobile edition — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:10:28 +0000

[...] “international electronics systems company” also helped explain why the company had acquired PA Semi, the fabless chip design firm launched by Dan Dobberpuhl in 2003. Steve Jobs later revealed that [...]

By: Peter Principle » Blog Archive » Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi?

Peter Principle » Blog Archive » Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:42:09 +0000

[...] Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? RoughlyDrafted Magazine [...]

By: Entangled Continua » Blog Archive » Increasing Demands on Cell Phones Will Advantage x86

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:06:46 +0000

[...] either the Power or ARM architecture. It isn’t evident which, since P. A. Semi is rumored to be discontinuing support of their PWRficient processors based on the Power architecture. This implies that they are going in a different direction, [...]

By: Next from Apple » Blog Archive » PA Semi will allow Apple to stand out

Next from Apple » Blog Archive » PA Semi will allow Apple to stand out — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:19:11 +0000

[...] Eran Dilger wrote an interesting piece about Apple’s PA Semi acquisition where he ponders the reasons Apple might have for doing [...]

By: WWDC 2008: New in Mac OS X Snow Leopard — RoughlyDrafted Magazine

WWDC 2008: New in Mac OS X Snow Leopard — RoughlyDrafted Magazine — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:07:31 +0000

[...] Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? How Apple’s PA Semi Acquisition Fits Into Its Chip History More New Than the Who’s-Who Knew, Too. Of course, there’s a lot more that all this going on in Snow Leopard. In fact, there’s so much that’s new that Apple’s line about “no new features” is a bit misleading. Snow Leopard pushes things ahead in a way that will confuse and befuddle tech pundits used to arranging Apple’s marketing names like refrigerator magnets. The next article will attempt to clear things up with a look at Myths of Snow Leopard. [...]

By: ARM, x86 Chip Makers Fight to Ride Mobile Growth — RoughlyDrafted Magazine

ARM, x86 Chip Makers Fight to Ride Mobile Growth — RoughlyDrafted Magazine — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:55:33 +0000

[...] How Apple’s PA Semi Acquisition Fits Into Its Chip History Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? [...]

By: How Apple’s PA Semi Acquisition Fits Into Its Chip History — RoughlyDrafted Magazine

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:18:15 +0000

[...] Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? A Brief History of PC Chip Fabs in the Early 70s. Intel and Texas Instruments independently developed the microprocessor almost simultaneously. In 1971 Intel released the 4004, what it calls the first commercial microprocessor, while TI introduced the first single-chip microcomputer the same year. The first obvious consumer applications were in calculators (TI’s specialty) and data terminals (the business Intel pursued). [...]

By: News, News, News, and More News - Monday, April 28th - MacTalk Forums

News, News, News, and More News - Monday, April 28th - MacTalk Forums — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:33:29 +0000

[...] PowerPC designs. Apple purchasing a PPC chip company didn’t make much sense to a lot of people so RoughlyDrafted takes a nice look at who PA Semi are and what Apple could be upto with such a valuable company under their control. Subversion is a [...]