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Apple, Qualcomm spurned in bids for exclusive TSMC chips

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:12 amWednesday, August 29, 201217 Comments

Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. were rebuffed in separate attempts to invest cash…

Samsung to invest $4 billion in Austin mobile chip plant

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:39 amTuesday, August 21, 201211 Comments

Samsung announced Tuesday that it will invest approximately $4 billion…

Another AMD engineer – a graphics and system-on-a-chip expert – goes to Apple

Friday, July 20, 2012 12:01 pmFriday, July 20, 20122 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 5:48 pm12 Comments

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

Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:08 am25 Comments

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

Friday, December 16, 2011 9:07 amFriday, December 16, 201123 Comments

The A5 processor – the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2…

Analyst: Apple has big lead over Intel in mobile chips

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:21 pmWednesday, December 14, 20115 Comments

In the brave new world of tablets and smartphones, chip competition…

Apple about to acquire AMD?

Friday, November 11, 2011 12:00 pmFriday, November 11, 201124 Comments

In 2010, it was reported that Apple was testing AMD processors…

Steve Jobs: Intel’s inflexibility led to creation of A4, A5 processors

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:02 pm16 Comments

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

Monday, October 10, 2011 9:53 am14 Comments

Steve Jobs told me he has 1,000 engineers working on chips…

Apple sued by Via Technologies over U.S. patents for microprocessors

Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:30 amThursday, September 22, 201115 Comments

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

Friday, August 26, 2011 12:30 pmFriday, August 26, 20112 Comments

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

Monday, June 27, 2011 11:31 amMonday, June 27, 201122 Comments

Apple’s increasingly tenuous relationship with Samsung will…

Citigroup: Intel, Apple foundry deal may be in the works

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 1:42 pm12 Comments

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

Friday, June 3, 2011 3:47 pm38 Comments

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

Thursday, June 2, 2011 5:23 pmThursday, June 2, 201130 Comments

Apple’s A5 outpaces Nvidia’s graphics circuitry in the ‘Tegra 2’ chip…

RUMOR: Apple testing A5-powered MacBook Air

Friday, May 27, 2011 8:43 am28 Comments

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

Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:30 pmThursday, May 26, 201110 Comments

Intel Corp would consider making chips for Apple…

RUMOR: Apple to dump Intel for Apple ARM-based chips within 24-36 months

Friday, May 6, 2011 10:56 amFriday, May 6, 201162 Comments

x86 is history on Apple laptops, or will be in 2-3 years…

RUMOR: Apple testing iPhone ‘4S’ with A5 chip

Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:22 pm17 Comments

Apple already has select developers working on versions of their iPhone apps…

Apple lawsuit against Samsung deemed no threat to supply

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 6:15 pm10 Comments

Apple’s lawsuit against one of its most critical suppliers, Samsung Electronics…

Apple iPad 2’s killer feature: The 2X hardware factor

Monday, April 18, 2011 9:28 am19 Comments

The iPad 2 is ‘winning’ with two double-your-fun hardware features…

Mysteries abound in analysis of Apple’s bold new iPad-powering A5

Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:39 pm13 Comments

What’s behind the dramatic increase in die size for Apple’s A5 over the A4?

Intel launches Oak Trail tablet processor

Monday, April 11, 2011 1:02 pm18 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:00 pm24 Comments

Samsung Austin Semiconductor will hire 300 engineers and technicians…

Apple has become a formidable chip company

Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:03 pmSaturday, March 26, 201112 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 10:19 am20 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:34 amTuesday, February 15, 201118 Comments

Apple’s forthcoming iPad 2 will support an enhanced version of the company’s A4 SoC and the A5 will power iPhone 5…

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