“Apple’s patent reveals systems and methods for providing a system-on-a-substrate. In particular, this patent relates to systems and methods for reducing the total size of a system’s circuitry by providing all of the components of the system on the same microchip,” Purcher reports. “A microchip that the patent reveals is behind the iPhone and likely to be used in other future Apple products such as Apple TV.”
Purcher reports, “Apple’s patent… states that ‘A system utilizing these components could be included in any suitable electronic device such as, for example, a cellular telephone, a personal data assistant (‘PDA’), a digital media player (e.g., an iPod available from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.), a computer, or any other suitable electronic device.’ The latter entry of ‘computer’ is both interesting and important considering that Apple’s recent iMac Touch patent basically confirms that possibility in practice. Meaning that an iMac Touch could utilize both a standard CPU from Intel or AMD in addition to an A4 type chip or, as the patent presents it, a ‘system-on-a-substrate’ – for touch related functionality.”
Read more in the full article, which includes patent application illustrations, here.
As much as I like Apple, this once again demonstrates how the US patent system is badly broken. The concept — and actual parts — of “system on a chip” silicon has been around for decades.
Read the article more carefully. The patent is not “system on a chip”, but a particular means of achieving it.
“Apple’s patent reveals systems and methods for providing a system-on-a-substrate.”
Every company has to protect their hardware and IP these days with so many patent trolls out there. The process Apple uses to acheive their system on a substrate is unique but more importantly, the finalized process is in actual products that they need to protect. The final product residing in products has to be protected and it’s legit. Europeans and anyone who would love to steal Apple’s ideas always blames and whales about the dasterdly USPTO. Buzz off, grow up, deal with it.
Hm was simply following the new rules set forth by the media and bloggers: state facts/opinions without reading nor understanding the issue. You must be new to this world.
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Patently Apple just added a new graphic and link to an in depth report on the A4. Check PA’s report again. Interesting
The patent report clarifies that it’s a system-on-a-chip by referring to Apple’s own press release. The patent has chosen to invent it’s own lingo, but Patently apple got it right by equating it to an soc.
It is good to own a chip design company. And an OS that can be scaled back to make iOS4. And a new BILLION DOLLAR SERVER FARM. And lots of local stores. And …
I hope somebody who understands processors, and whether or not a device like the ipad with the processor mentioned above would run adobe programs,
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