Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. were rebuffed in separate attempts to invest cash…
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Samsung to invest $4 billion in Austin mobile chip plant
Samsung announced Tuesday that it will invest approximately $4 billion…
Another AMD engineer – a graphics and system-on-a-chip expert – goes to Apple
The latest AMD chip engineer to pop up at Apple is…
In-Stat: Apple to overtake Intel as top mobile processor company by year end
Apple is an iconic consumer electronics company with a string of massively successful products…
Why Apple’s A5 is so big–and iPhone 4 won’t get Siri
The problem with Android tablets isn’t a lack of maturity…
Made in the USA: Apple’s powerful A5 processor now in full production at Samsung’s Texas factory
The A5 processor – the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2…
Analyst: Apple has big lead over Intel in mobile chips
In the brave new world of tablets and smartphones, chip competition…
Apple about to acquire AMD?
In 2010, it was reported that Apple was testing AMD processors…
Steve Jobs: Intel’s inflexibility led to creation of A4, A5 processors
Steve Jobs explains why Apple didn’t select Intel chips for the iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV or iPad…
Apple has 1,000 engineers working on chips
Steve Jobs told me he has 1,000 engineers working on chips…
Apple sued by Via Technologies over U.S. patents for microprocessors
Apple Inc., the world’s biggest technology company by value, was sued by Taiwan’s Via Technologies…
Photos of purported next-gen iPhone logic board suggest A5 processor
A site by the name of AppleLeaks today posted photos of what is claimed…
With ‘A6’ chip, Apple likely to move SoC production away from Samsung in 2012
Apple’s increasingly tenuous relationship with Samsung will…
Citigroup: Intel, Apple foundry deal may be in the works
A Citigroup analyst’s report added fuel to the speculation that Intel may become a foundry partner for Apple’s iPhone and iPad chips…
RUMOR: New Time Capsules to use Apple A4 or A5 processors, run iOS
Apple may soon make its updated Time Capsules far more useful for Mac OS X and iOS users…
Apple’s A5 chip remains shrouded in mystery; A6 likely to be quad-core, iPad-only
Apple’s A5 outpaces Nvidia’s graphics circuitry in the ‘Tegra 2’ chip…
RUMOR: Apple testing A5-powered MacBook Air
Apple already made test equipment of Thunderbolt MacBook Air driven by A5 processor…
Intel: It would be ‘fantastic’ to build chips for Apple, including custom Apple designs
Intel Corp would consider making chips for Apple…
RUMOR: Apple to dump Intel for Apple ARM-based chips within 24-36 months
x86 is history on Apple laptops, or will be in 2-3 years…
RUMOR: Apple testing iPhone ‘4S’ with A5 chip
Apple already has select developers working on versions of their iPhone apps…
Apple lawsuit against Samsung deemed no threat to supply
Apple’s lawsuit against one of its most critical suppliers, Samsung Electronics…
Apple iPad 2’s killer feature: The 2X hardware factor
The iPad 2 is ‘winning’ with two double-your-fun hardware features…
Mysteries abound in analysis of Apple’s bold new iPad-powering A5
What’s behind the dramatic increase in die size for Apple’s A5 over the A4?
Intel launches Oak Trail tablet processor
Intel has formally launched its Oak Trail processor, designed for use in iPad wannabes…
Apple A5 chip production drives $3.6-billion Samsung fab expansion
Samsung Austin Semiconductor will hire 300 engineers and technicians…
Apple has become a formidable chip company
The year 2010 was marked by the rise of a new platform…
RUMOR: Apple inks deal with TSMC foundry for A5 processor; possible setback for Samsung
With little or no fanfare, Apple and TSMC have recently entered into a foundry…
RUMOR: Apple to deploy enhanced A4 processor in iPad 2, new A5 in iPhone 5
Apple’s forthcoming iPad 2 will support an enhanced version of the company’s A4 SoC and the A5 will power iPhone 5…