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Apple's A5 chip rumored to have 4X the power of A4

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2011)

AppleInsider is reporting that both the iPad 2 and the next generation of the iPhone, both rumored to be released later on this year, will feature the next generation of chips designed by Apple. The A5 (named after the A4, the current chip in most iOS devices) is rumored to have two cores, making ...

Apple gobbles up chip maker Intrinsity for $121 million

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2010)

Apple's buying spree for chip technology companies continues, with The New York Times reporting that the company has acquired Intrinsity. The Texas-based fabless semiconductor company was widely thought to be the engineering brains behind the iPad's A4 system-on-a-chip. Intrinsity's 1 GHz ...

iPad tech specs reveal Cortex A8, 256MB Ram, PowerVR SGX 535

by Mike Schramm (Apr 6th, 2010)

Now that the iPad has been out and tested for a few days, developers have a much better idea of what's exactly under that perfectly-formed hood. Turns out the A4 processor is modeled on the Cortex A8, a fact which was not only expected, but gives a little extra credence to the theory that chipmaker ...

Rumor: Apple buys Intrinsity

by Mike Schramm (Apr 5th, 2010)

We've heard a few times now that Apple was ready to pick up some smaller, innovative hardware companies, and the rumor mill now says that chipmaker Intrinsity was purchased by Apple late last week. Rumors first hit on April 1st about the company being sold to a bigger buyer, and on Friday at least ...