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Hands on with the new 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s with new M7, camera features & Touch ID
The new iPhone 5s joins the previously considered iPhone 5c…
64-bit ARM chips in iPhone 5s serve up taste of Intel-free future for Apple
By far the most the most important new thing that was announced at Apple’s media event…
Apple’s A7 processor expected to be 20% more efficient than A6; debut in ‘iPhone 5S’
With each successive iPhone generation, Apple has introduced a new processor design…
iOS 7 beta code reveals Apple’s upcoming A7 processor to contain Samsung components
It seems plausible that this will be the chip powering the new iPhone 5S
Apple exploring U.S.-based chipmaking deal with Globalfoundries
Apple is exploring a possible deal with chipmaker Globalfoundries…
Imagination Tech warns on profit on licence deal delays
Imagination Technologies said annual profit would miss forecasts due to delays…
Apple TV 2013: Analysis of a new Apple A5
The Apple TV is an incredibly relevant device today…
Latest Apple TV units sport die-shrunk Apple A5 chip further suggesting split from Samsung
Apple rolled out a die shrink of the A5 in the third-generation Apple TV…
Next Intel CEO to guide new business, maybe deal to stamp out Apple processors
Intel’s next CEO is likely to shepherd the top chipmaker into…
FCC document shows new, smaller Apple TV with A5X chip is coming soon
Apple is updating its Apple TV…
TSMC CEO comments signal massive next-gen Apple A-series chip orders
Chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Morris Chang…
Analyst: Apple to use TSMC’s new 16nm FinFET process for ‘breakthrough’ product
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to start making…
Apple changes Lightning spec after almost killing Kickstarter ‘POP’ portable charging station
Apple will now allow its Lightning adapter to coexist with the older 30-pin adapter…
With billions at stake, Oregon dukes it out with New York over Apple’s massive ‘Project Azalea’ chip fab
Officials in New York have been actively pursuing…
Apple granted U.S. system-on-chip patent protecting future A-series processors
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple…
New York’s Capital Region may have Apple’s eye; Top-secret talks hint firm is weighing area for new plant
Apple Inc. and worldwide demand for its iPhone and iPad…
Apple dumped ARM’s designs in iPhone and iPad, but hardly anyone noticed
After years of using off-the-shelf ARM-designed cores…
Analyst: Intel will stamp out Apple ARM-based iPhone processors – if Apple switches to x86 chips in iPad
Intel would agree to use Apple’s preferred architecture for the iPhone…
Mac of the Future: the CPU
Imagine a 13-inch Macbook Air with a retina-class display that weighs only a few ounces…
Apple’s processor fab shift from Samsung to TSMC stokes capacity concerns in semiconductor industry
TSMC will start producing chips for Apple’s next iOS devices in 2013…
Samsung: We did not raise chip fab prices on Apple
A Samsung Electronics official has denied reports…
Apple’s next chip architecture transition will be inconvenient, but not the end of the world
It’s been over 3 years since Apple has ensured that their operating system…
What should Apple be doing with ARM – and it’s not Macs
Apple currently benefits from Intel’s best-in-the-world manufacturing technology…
Analyst: TSMC to be Apple’s sole 20nm quad-core processor supplier
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. estimated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co…
Apple hires chip design luminary away from Samsung
He brings deep expertise in both PC technology as well as in products known as SoCs…
Unknown iPad running on A6-based processor shows up in app analytics log
The device’s processor targets the new ARMv7s architecture that supports the custom A6…
Apple plots course to dump slavish copier Samsung from supply chain; looks to TSMC to stamp out processors
Apple has introduced the iPhone 5 and is preparing to unwrap its iPad mini…
No chance of Intel Inside Apple’s iPhone: Is Intel’s Mac position safe?
Not only is Intel not inside of the iPhone 5, but the likelihood…
New Geekbench build clocks Apple’s A6 processor at around 1.3GHz
As the initial wave of iPhone 5 reviews hit, it looked like…
Analysis of Apple A6 core reveals exquisite, optimized custom layout done by hand
Over the last week, more and more details of Apple’s custom A6 processor…
PC Magazine: Apple’s iPhone 5 is ‘the fastest smartphone we’ve ever tested’
With its mysterious, Apple-designed A6 processor, the iPhone 5 is unique in the world of smartphones…
Apple’s custom A6 processor the result of years of effort, including a $500 million chip development program
Apple’s A6 processor is the result of years of effort that has its roots in Apple’s…
iPhone 5 benchmark score outperforms every iOS and Android device to date
The iPhone 5’s benchmark score beat out the highest-performing Android devices…
A6 is Apple’s first with custom-designed CPU cores; iPhone 5 memory size and speed revealed
This is a huge deal for Apple. It puts the company in another league…
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…
Hardware details of Apple’s next-gen iPhone
The processor is an ARM S5L8950X…
Apple’s revised iPad 2 with new 32nm A5 SoC brings even better battery life, cooler operation
What’s different with the $399 iPad 2 is that Apple used it as a vehicle…
ARM unveils new low-power, quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 variant
ARM on Tuesday rolled out a unique variant on the Cortex-A15…
Apple silently debuts 32nm A5 in new iPad 2, Apple TV
The magicians of Cupertino have quietly started shipping iOS devices with 32nm A5 SoCs…
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…
Apple’s A5X floorplan
Today has been pretty exciting. Not only did we confirm the die size…
