AppleInsider | PA Semi http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 20:27:29 -0400 AppleInsider | PA Semi http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ Rumor: Apple's iPhone 5 to sport new A8 processor, Qualcomm baseband http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/14/rumor_apples_iphone_5_to_sport_new_a8_processor_qualcomm_baseband/ Apple's forthcoming fifth-generation iPhone will sport a new, faster custom processor dubbed the A8, as well as a baseband processor from Qualcomm, according to a new report. Hong Kong-based newspa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/14/rumor_apples_iphone_5_to_sport_new_a8_processor_qualcomm_baseband/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:15:00 GMT NYT confirms Apple purchase of chipmaker Intrinsity http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/27/nyt_confirms_apple_purchase_of_chipmaker_intrinsity/ Confirming a rumor from early April, The New York Times on Tuesday reported that Apple purchased Intrinsity, a privately owned ARM chip design firm. Citing "people familiar with the deal," the Time... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/27/nyt_confirms_apple_purchase_of_chipmaker_intrinsity/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:50:00 GMT Inside Apple's iPad: the A4 processor http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/inside_the_ipad_apples_a4_processor/ Apple raised eyebrows during the original iPad unveiling when it casually noted that the new device would be using a new, Apple-designed System on a Chip named the A4. The company's future custom sili... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/02/inside_the_ipad_apples_a4_processor/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:10:00 GMT iPad's Apple A4 CPU is feature-stripped ARM Cortex-A8 - report http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/01/ipads_apple_a4_cpu_is_feature_stripped_arm_cortex_a8_report/ Though early reports and speculation suggested Apple's custom A4 system-on-a-chip found inside the iPad was based on the more advanced, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 architecture, one new report says the pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/01/ipads_apple_a4_cpu_is_feature_stripped_arm_cortex_a8_report/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMT Custom Apple A4 iPad chip estimated to be $1 billion investment http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/22/custom_apple_a4_ipad_chip_estimated_to_be_1_billion_investment/ In bypassing a traditional chip maker like Intel and creating its own custom ARM-based processor for the iPad, Apple has likely incurred an investment of about $1 billion, a new report suggests. Pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/22/custom_apple_a4_ipad_chip_estimated_to_be_1_billion_investment/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT iPad's custom Apple A4 processor includes ARM-based CPU, GPU http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/28/ipads_custom_apple_a4_processor_includes_arm_based_cpu_gpu/ Details of Apple's custom-built processor inside the newly unveiled iPad are beginning to surface, with a report stating the system-on-a-chip includes an ARM Cortex-A9-based CPU accompanied by a GPU. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/28/ipads_custom_apple_a4_processor_includes_arm_based_cpu_gpu/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:50:00 GMT Apple tablet rumors: Time Inc. in the dark, PA Semi chip, 'secret' negotiations http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/20/apple_tablet_rumors_time_inc_in_the_dark_pa_semi_chip_secret_negotiations/ U.S. publishers are reportedly negotiating tablet-related content deals with Apple in New York; a list of potential component suppliers for the hardware has surfaced, including a P.A. Semi-designed pr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/20/apple_tablet_rumors_time_inc_in_the_dark_pa_semi_chip_secret_negotiations/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:15:00 GMT ARM shows possibly iPhone-bound multicore mobile processor http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/16/arm_shows_possibly_iphone_bound_multicore_mobile_processor/ ARM is demonstrating the first working example of a multicore processor that may dramatically speed up smartphones. Meanwhile, Apple is looking for iPhone engineers that can write multithreaded code ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/16/arm_shows_possibly_iphone_bound_multicore_mobile_processor/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:15:00 GMT