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Apple TV contains custom A5 chip not found in any other Apple product

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7:03 pmThursday, March 8, 201214 Comments

Apple’s new Apple TV is an interesting device and that’s even before you know…

Next-gen 4G-capable iPad and Apple TV – both powered by dual-core Apple A5X SoC – to be revealed tomorrow, says source

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 5:33 pmTuesday, March 6, 201227 Comments

I’s basically an A5 on steroids…

GLOBALFOUNDRIES marks third anniversary by achieving full independence from AMD

Monday, March 5, 2012 4:08 pm2 Comments

GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced it has agreed to terms with AMD to acquire…

Apple working on enhanced A5X and completely new chip A6 chip

Monday, February 27, 2012 8:41 am6 Comments

Typically, when Apple’s product launched approaches…

Apple’s ‘iPad 3’ rumored to have Siri, dual-core A5X chip, 1080p camera with image stabilization

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:15 pmTuesday, February 21, 201223 Comments

A purported ‘iPad 3’ 9.7-inch front glass panel showing a design…

Tim Cook: Apple may further meld iOS and OS X; says Macs could run on ARM chips

Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:01 pmThursday, February 16, 201219 Comments

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook wants to make its Mac more like an iPhone…

Apple to unveil iPad 3 on March 7 with quad-core A6, possible 4G LTE, sources say

Monday, February 13, 2012 6:46 pmMonday, February 13, 201236 Comments

According to sources who have been reliable in the past…

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…

Bloomberg: Apple iPad 3 with 4G LTE, Retina display, quad-core A6 to debut in March

Friday, January 13, 2012 4:25 pmFriday, January 13, 201245 Comments

Apple Inc.’s next iPad, expected to go sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen…

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…

2012: Apple’s quad-core A6-powered iPhone 5 incinerates Android

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 2:03 pmWednesday, December 7, 201126 Comments

Apple’s 2012 quad-core iPhone 5 promises power and performance no comparable Android device can ever hope to match…

RUMOR: A6-powered Apple HDTV featuring Siri to range in size from 32 to 55 inches

Monday, December 5, 2011 2:24 pmMonday, December 5, 201126 Comments

Apple will launch their new Apple TV in time for the last quarter of 2012…

Apple prepping for next-gen ‘A’ processors

Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:57 pm10 Comments

The current A5 processor that is found in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S utilizes 45-nm…

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…

ARM unveils new Cortex A7 processor; 5x smaller and 5x more efficient than today’s chips

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:01 pm5 Comments

The new A7 processor, which is expected to be in devices within two years…

RUMOR: Apple in talks with Samsung over quad-core ‘A6’ mobile processor production

Monday, October 17, 2011 9:07 amMonday, October 17, 201112 Comments

Despite a raging patent war, an Samsung Electronics and Apple…

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…

An Apple A5-powered iPhone will offer feature faster graphics performance

Monday, October 3, 2011 8:36 am3 Comments

While most of the recent focus has been whether or not the next iPhone…

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…

TSMC lands contract to produce Apple’s next-gen ‘A6’ and ‘A7’ processors, say sources

Friday, September 16, 2011 11:46 am6 Comments

Apple has recently signed a foundry partnership agreement with TSMC…

TSMC reportedly gearing up for mass production of Apple ‘A6’ processors

Thursday, September 8, 2011 4:20 pmThursday, September 8, 20119 Comments

The A6 chip will be manufactured on TSMC’s 28-nanometer process

RUMOR: No Apple A6 chip until iPad 3 debuts June 2012 at the earliest

Monday, August 29, 2011 3:33 pmMonday, August 29, 20117 Comments

Apple’s latest chip technology won’t appear in the next-generation iPad until June 2012 at the earliest…

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…

RUMOR: Apple lining up quad-core ‘A6’ processor suppliers

Friday, August 26, 2011 12:00 pmFriday, August 26, 20113 Comments

Packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is likely…

TSMC kicks off A6 processor trial production with Apple

Friday, August 12, 2011 10:27 am8 Comments

TSMC started trial production of the A6 processor in cooperation with Apple Inc…

Apple’s A6 processor for iOS devices: 28-nm, 3D IC and likely made by TSMC; could show up in future Macs

Friday, July 15, 2011 10:40 amFriday, July 15, 201112 Comments

The new processors could in theory be so powerful at such low heat yields that…

TSMC in trial manufacture of Apple ‘A6’ chips

Friday, July 15, 2011 9:00 amFriday, July 15, 201116 Comments

Taiwan’s TSMC has started trial manufacturing of next generation A6 chips for Apple…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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