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12

Apple buys producer of energy-saving chips PA Semi

Filed Under Apple product, Electronic Review, News Technology 

When Intel created a platform Atom, which will be released officially in June this year in the form of processors and chipset z5xx , no competitors, particularly from the nearest competitor AMD, is not forthcoming. You bet, a small (13 x 14 mm) processor with a frequency of 800 MHz to 1.86 MHz and 80-100 MW power looked good solution for portable digital devices, as well as cell phones, type iPhone. No wonder Intel expects to receive a new market for approximately $ 40 billion However, the closer the release date, the more competitors and unforeseen circumstances emerges before the corporation.

First, “a stick in the wheel” decided sunut NVIDIA and VIA productive with their cheap energy-efficient processors and chipsets, and now corporation Apple, on mobile phones which Intel expected to see a platform Atom. Steve jobs apparently not impressed by the technical characteristics of Atom, and he decided to buy their own energy-efficient producer of microchips - the company PA Semi for $ 278 million The company was founded in 2003 Dobberpulem Dan (Dan Dobberpuhl), a former leading designer of microprocessors DEC’s Alpha and StrongARM. PA Semi is known for its energy-efficient multi 64 - bit processors based on the architecture of IBM Power. Chiao, Intel!

Updated: In an interview with Business Technology Blog head of Apple, Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) said that the acquisition does not affect the company’s current close ties with Intel. In other words, Apple bought a manufacturer of microprocessors “just so”). With regard to the views of analysts here have even thought differ radically from the idea of rebirth PowerPC Mac platform and ending all-pervasive cheaper Apple products through its own production of components. Jobs also asserts that “We have an excellent agreement with Intel and we will continue with this company in the production line of computers Mac”. About iPone, celebrate, nothing was said.

Updated 2: Analysts speculate lost, why did PA Semi corporations need Steve Jobs. If we compare the ARM processor (620 MHz), which is used in the iPhone, with the current achievement of the small companies, 65 - nm dual processor PWRficient PA6T-1682M (2 GHz), the energy and 5-13 W size product PA Semi concede size and energy 1.8-4.5 W “brainchild” ARM. According to unconfirmed rumours, the company may be more financial structure of Apple - the company has allegedly took part in this financial firm, only incognito. However, most experts believe that Apple, which recently still works closely with Intel, will not break ties with the companion, and going to release a new product. Some even bet that this will be Apple TV, not current “box”, and quite a full LCD TV.

Updated 3: As in sluchaes brand NVIDIA Tegra, which is all a long time guess what it might be, the question of why a manufacturer of Apple took PA Semi, has finally been resolved. In fact, resolved in the same manner as in the case of Tegra, microchip all-in-one “for mobile phones and portable digital devices. In an interview with The New York Times head of Apple, Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) is still described as talented team will deal with the PA Semi. And they will deal with microchips for IPhone and the iPod. Rather, they will engage in designing and engineering / design, but directly for production will be responsible until the company announced.

Leading specialists PA Semi at one time worked in a group Intel XScale, which designs low-power processor-based architecture ARM, and the iPhone, as you know, now just uses processors from ARM. Our assumption that Apple will make their fans and refuses to cooperate with Intel, was not warranted. In principle, this is a serious step to abandon the partnership with Intel and develop its “super-puper” a central processor, but put a hand on heart, to compete with ARM also it would not be prudent read more here.

It would be logical to assume that PA Semi will work in collaboration with the ARM, offering their own solutions and separately working on each microprocessor for the iPod and iPhone. Alternatively, Apple still decide to develop x86 architecture processors for mobile devices, to abandon the ARM and not to use the platform of Intel Atom, but also about such prospects read on the above link. Jobs did not disclose any details, because just wonder what will be the next generation iPhone.

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