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by sauce71 5018 days ago
Is this really a surprise? http://gizmodo.com/382929/apple-buys-itself-a-little-chip-co...
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redcircle 5018 days ago
Right, Apple bought P.A. Semi, and assuming that those guys stuck around after Apple switched from PowerPC to Intel, Apple has a proven CPU devel team.
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majormajor 5018 days ago
That purchase occurred a couple of years after the Intel switch. In retrospect, it looks a lot like a purchase intended for the newcomer iOS lineup.
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redcircle 5015 days ago
Oh yeah. I merged things together in my memory.
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huxley 5018 days ago
Apple bought P.A. Semi in 2008, a bit over two years after the Intel transition. Apple also bought Intrisity (in 2010) which was made up of staff and IP from PowerPC licensee, Exponential Technology.
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wmf 5018 days ago
Many of the PA Semi team went to Google via Agnilux.
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