No ARM for Apple
So it looks like Apple won’t be buying ARM, as was previously widely rumoured, but that leaves a vital question: where will Apple be spending that money now? Surely it is burning a hole in the proverbial pocket of Steve Jobs’ love-child. Apparently, Apple are to buy up chip maker Intrinsity. According to The New York Times, the deal has already been done, the signatures signed. As to be expected, though, there has been no word yet from either Intrinsity or Apple, so as far as “official” confirmation goes, there has been none.
Intrinsity have been rumoured to be the ones who developed the Apple A4 processor which can be found in the Apple iPad. Though the chip itself was supposed to have a speed of 650MHz originally, Intrinsity managed to squeeze out 35o extra megahertz to give it a 1GHz clock speed. Certainly no small feat. Again, though, these are just rumours and there has been no “official” confirmation that Intrinsity was even involved in the process. Maybe the mere action of Apple purchasing them is not just a strategic move to get closer to ARM, but actually reflects upon their history working together. Who knows? It’s all speculation at this point.
via Slashgear
Categories: Apple, Hardware News
