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Google Acquires Chip Maker Startup Agnilux

Posted by timothy on from the keeping-up-with-the-jobses dept.

bobwrit points out a story at PC Magazine, from which he extracts "Google has purchased Agnilux, a secretive chip house made up of engineers who architected the heart of the iPad, then left the company. Reuters' PEHub reported the story Tuesday night. A Google spokesman also confirmed the acquisition to PCMag.com. 'We're pleased to welcome the Agnilux team to Google, but we don't have any additional information to share right now,' a Google spokesman said Tuesday night via email."

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  1. Android by Enderandrew · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google wants to make phones, netbooks and tablets. They've been investing money in coding for ARM, but it makes sense to look into producing their own chips for these devices.

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  2. Re:"architected"? by StrategicIrony · · Score: 4, Informative

    I just looked and the Oxford dictionary recognizes it, and points to archived letters from Keats in 1813 using the word as a verb.

    It was considered an "overly formal" usage for awhile, but I think the use in computer-speak has brought it back toward mainstream.