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A5: All Apple, Part Mystery

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the chips-and-dips dept.

PabloSandoval48 submitted a fairly lengthy story running on the EE Times about the A5 processor that powers the iPad 2. The story talks a bit about the A4 and A5, the IP issues surrounding the chip, and more. The real question now is what comes next.

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  1. Wild Guess... by MarcQuadra · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real question now is what comes next.

    Here's a hint: It will be faster, and it will probably be called 'A6'. Just a guess.

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  2. Awful article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The authors of the article and the editor who approved it should be ashamed of themselves. Five pages saying exactly nothing.

  3. And after that? by Lunaritian · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "The A[3+n] processor will be included in Apple iPad [n], which will be released in [2009+n]."

    I just saved you the trouble of thinking

    1. Re:And after that? by O('_')O_Bush · · Score: 5, Funny

      "When n is an integer greater than 0"

      Patched for accuracy.

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  4. Re:To be fair, here is link with ads by DanTheStone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not the advertisements that tend to make people link to the print version, it's when they spread the article out over several pages. I don't mind advertisements at all, but I hate the online equivalent of turning to several different newspaper pages to finish a single article.

  5. Re:Knowing apple.... by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The move to Intel was more for logistical reasons as opposed to a dick move to screw people. At the time both Motorola and IBM had problems supplying Apple with enough CPUs. Despite being a big name customer, Apple was really a small customer (in terms of volume) ordering a custom part for both companies. No one wants to carry excess inventory so when Apple kept ordering more chips the two companies had trouble keeping up. By switching to Intel, the supply of chips would be more reliable because the part was now a stock part. If Apple upped their forecasts and didn't end up buying chips, Intel could sell to one of their other customers.

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