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Bloomberg: Apple iPad 3 with 4G LTE, Retina display, quad-core A6 to debut in March
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
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…
2012: Apple’s quad-core A6-powered iPhone 5 incinerates Android
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
Apple will launch their new Apple TV in time for the last quarter of 2012…
Apple prepping for next-gen ‘A’ processors
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
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
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
Despite a raging patent war, an Samsung Electronics and Apple…
Apple has 1,000 engineers working on chips
Steve Jobs told me he has 1,000 engineers working on chips…
An Apple A5-powered iPhone will offer feature faster graphics performance
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
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
Apple has recently signed a foundry partnership agreement with TSMC…
TSMC reportedly gearing up for mass production of Apple ‘A6’ processors
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
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
A site by the name of AppleLeaks today posted photos of what is claimed…
RUMOR: Apple lining up quad-core ‘A6’ processor suppliers
Packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is likely…
TSMC kicks off A6 processor trial production with Apple
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
The new processors could in theory be so powerful at such low heat yields that…
TSMC in trial manufacture of Apple ‘A6’ chips
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
