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P.A. Semi Acquisition for iPod and iPhone Chips

In the previously referenced New York Times article, Steve Jobs revealed that Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi will be directed at the iPod and iPhone specifically

PA Semi is going to do system-on-chips for iPhones and iPods,

Apple acquired P.A. Semi in late April, and reports had suggested that Apple was not interested in any of their current technology. This generated some speculation about what specific project they had in mind when acquiring the company.

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48 months ago
So what, a possible Q4 iPhone3G hardware refresh?
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48 months ago
Now it makes complete sense :)
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48 months ago
PowerPC lives on!
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48 months ago

So what, a possible Q4 iPhone3G hardware refresh?


Well, I doubt it, and even if they DID it would have nothing to do with this. They JUST bought them. Designing chips isn't something you do in a few weeks.
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48 months ago
We're likely to see is these chips in the Q3 2009 refresh.
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48 months ago
So, does this mean no Intel Atom for Apple, or at least the ipod & iphone?
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48 months ago
Oh OK, gotcha.

Thanks.
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48 months ago
I see the first chips to make it way in the iPhone in 2010, when the iPhone 4G is released. The 3G model will be around 'till then only getting a bump from 8 and 16GB to 16 and 32 GB in summer 2009. iPhone 4G will debut summer 2010 with 16 and 32GB.
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48 months ago
This was kinda obvious on the day wen Apple acquired PA-Semi. They had acquired the IP and not the current chip-line up.

We will see more tightly knit and power efficient handhelds.

Way to go :apple:
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48 months ago
This makes a whole lot of sense. Maybe Apple will be able to further reduce the price since it now owns a manufacturer of some of the chips. At least in a future ipod release.
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