19.12.2008 17:36 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

What would Apple do with an ARM-based SoC?

Apple is up to something, and as usual it's the skills and press releases of other companies that shine the best light on Apple's new direction. Predicting the future is never easy, and with Apple it's a special challenge. Apple always delivers far more, or far less, than people expect. They are experts at evolutionary change, like the new Macbooks. However, they are also experts at revolutionary change. The iPhone stands as a shining example. Recently, Apple's moves in acquiring PA Semi bought them a great deal of expertise in embedded systems, low power processing, and more generally in the area of SoC semiconductor design. As recently discussed, Apple possesses a lot of ARM design capability for a company that isn't an ARM licensee. So, it is a reasonable assumption that t

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