ARM expects to control 50% of mobile chip market by 2015 Led by devices like the iPhone and iPad, ARM Holdings expects its reference chip designs to be found in 50 percent of mobile devices sold by the year 2015. Katie Marsal 15 years ago 26
Rumor: Apple testing new MacBook Air powered by same A5 processor as iPad 2 A new report claims that Apple has built a test MacBook Air powered by the same low-power A5 processor found in the iPad, and the company was impressed by the results. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 93
Intel would consider making custom chips for major customers like Apple An executive with chipmaker Intel said on Thursday that his company "wouldn't blink" if given the opportunity to build a custom chip based on the Intel architecture for a major client like Apple. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 36
Rumor: Apple plans to move laptops from Intel to ARM processors A new rumor claims that Apple plans to ditch Intel processors to instead adopt the ARM architecture currently found in devices like the iPhone and iPad. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 156
Intel interested in building Apple's mobile A4, A5 chips: report Intel is interested in gaining Apple's mobile chip manufacturing business, competing against the company's existing producer Samsung and other independent foundries Apple is rumored to be considering. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 72
Apple's A5 processor could pave way for larger chip trend Despite sharing similar specifications, Apple's bigger A5 System on a Chip processor used in the iPad 2 has posted better performance than Nvidia's Tegra 2 chip, causing one analyst to believe that Apple is leading a trend toward larger, faster mobile processors. Josh Ong 15 years ago 120
X-ray of Apple's A5 CPU in iPad 2 confirms manufacturing by Samsung Though Apple is said to have just inked a deal with a rival chipmaker, the iPad 2 currently includes a custom-built A5 processor built by Samsung. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 21
Inside Apple's iPad 2 A5: fast LPDDR2 RAM, costs 66% more than Tegra 2 The new A5 processor used by iPad 2 incorporates Samsung's new 46nm Low Power DDR2 memory, uses a variable clock speed and costs about $25, a significant premium over NVIDIA's competing Tegra 2. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 65
Apple's iOS 4.3 contains evidence that iPhone 5 will sport A5 chip Within hours of the official release of iOS 4.3, developers have found further evidence that Apple plans to use its dual-core A5 processor in the next-generation iPhone. AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 14
Apple may partner with TSMC for A5 production in potential blow to Samsung Apple has allegedly inked a deal with chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce the A5 chip for the iPad 2, a move that is seen as a potential loss for Samsung. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 33
Apple's A5 CPU in iPad 2 has 512MB of RAM, same as iPhone 4 - report Though Apple has not officially disclosed how much RAM is found in the iPad 2, a Korean semiconductor analyst has claimed to know that the new A5 processor has 512MB of memory. Sam Oliver 15 years ago 266
