CNet reports on the state of Apple's chip business. Mark Papermaster finally started work after a few months of legal wrangling between Apple and IBM. He still doesn't have a Press bio photo yet but is on the executive big board. It isn't known whether his late arrival has slowed the in-house chip development at Apple or if Apple would have been ready for their own chips on upcoming iPhones, iPods and rumored tablets.
Also, the Inquirer is reporting that Bob Drebin, another big chip guy is now on the Apple payroll. Drebing, a GPU guy, has been around the chip making world with rec
