Comments on: With iPhone In Mind, Apple Buys Chip Maker http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Apple Mikroişlemci Üreticisi PA Semi’yi satın aldı « iphone hakkında her şey http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-876356 Apple Mikroişlemci Üreticisi PA Semi’yi satın aldı « iphone hakkında her şey Thu, 01 May 2008 08:30:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-876356 [...] Apple Mikroişlemci Üreticisi PA Semi’yi satın aldı Forbes’dan Erika Brown‘un haberine göre Apple mikroişlemci tasarım firması PA Semi’yi 278 milyon dolara satın aldı. Buy satınalma iPhone tasarımını Apple’ın sahip olduğu bir mikroişlemci etrafında merkezileştirecek. Aynı zamanda bu adım stratejik önemde bir karar ve Apple’ın amiral gemisi iPhone’u diğer rakiplerinden farklılaştıracak. http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/ [...] [...] Apple Mikroişlemci Üreticisi PA Semi’yi satın aldı Forbes’dan Erika Brown‘un haberine göre Apple mikroişlemci tasarım firması PA Semi’yi 278 milyon dolara satın aldı. Buy satınalma iPhone tasarımını Apple’ın sahip olduğu bir mikroişlemci etrafında merkezileştirecek. Aynı zamanda bu adım stratejik önemde bir karar ve Apple’ın amiral gemisi iPhone’u diğer rakiplerinden farklılaştıracak. http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/ [...]

]]> By: Will DoD Fight Apple Over PA Semi - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872877 Will DoD Fight Apple Over PA Semi - GigaOM Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:20:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872877 <p>[...] PM PT Comments (0) Ever since Forbes.com reported that PA Semi, a fabless chip company was being acquired by Apple for $278 million, there has been a lot of debate around why Apple bought them. I thought it [...]</p> [...] PM PT Comments (0) Ever since Forbes.com reported that PA Semi, a fabless chip company was being acquired by Apple for $278 million, there has been a lot of debate around why Apple bought them. I thought it [...]

]]> By: ipv5 http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872705 ipv5 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:26:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872705 <p>Since they do maintain an os for both intel and powerpc processors, I would not be that surprised if they come up with something nifty powered by that chip.</p> Since they do maintain an os for both intel and powerpc processors, I would not be that surprised if they come up with something nifty powered by that chip.

]]> By: Klaus http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872704 Klaus Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:22:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872704 <p>Om, IMHO Steve Jobs figured he must try everything to lock out competition on the hardware/cloning front.</p> <p>Jobs does not want to see a Compaq <-> IBM compatible PC scenario developing again.</p> <p>Jobs wants to move back to (now their own) PowerPC chips COMPLETELY (if possible)</p> <p>Will this work? The chances are very low, but if this works out Jobs is The Man again.</p> Om, IMHO Steve Jobs figured he must try everything to lock out competition on the hardware/cloning front.

Jobs does not want to see a Compaq <-> IBM compatible PC scenario developing again.

Jobs wants to move back to (now their own) PowerPC chips COMPLETELY (if possible)

Will this work? The chances are very low, but if this works out Jobs is The Man again.

]]> By: Bond http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872686 Bond Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:31:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872686 <p>"Consuming 5-13 watts" - that is a power hug, even for mogile market. Current mobile chips consume less then 5W idling, Atom consumes a fraction of that. At 5W consumption your battery life on PID will be a joke.</p> “Consuming 5-13 watts” - that is a power hug, even for mogile market.
Current mobile chips consume less then 5W idling, Atom consumes a fraction of that. At 5W consumption your battery life on PID will be a joke.

]]> By: Sachin Balagopalan http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872681 Sachin Balagopalan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:40:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872681 <p>They are looking beyond the iPhone IMO...</p> <p>http://tinyurl.com/5gvyed</p> They are looking beyond the iPhone IMO…

http://tinyurl.com/5gvyed

]]> By: andrew http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872674 andrew Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:24:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872674 <p>Actually Om, I was trying to correct the words you used or omitted. Looks like you used spell check, but didn't reread before posting.</p> <p>Sorry if I came off as a grammar Nazi/jerk.</p> Actually Om, I was trying to correct the words you used or omitted. Looks like you used spell check, but didn’t reread before posting.

Sorry if I came off as a grammar Nazi/jerk.

]]> By: Apple’s Component Strategy Shifts - Sramana Mitra on Strategy http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872661 Apple’s Component Strategy Shifts - Sramana Mitra on Strategy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:35:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872661 <p>[...] Om Malik chimes in to say that this would pose a problem for Intel’s Atom chip. More on the Intel woes around this decision at Ars Technica. [...]</p> [...] Om Malik chimes in to say that this would pose a problem for Intel’s Atom chip. More on the Intel woes around this decision at Ars Technica. [...]

]]> By: Wednesday links: maximum point of stress « Abnormal Returns http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872647 Wednesday links: maximum point of stress « Abnormal Returns Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:04:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872647 <p>[...] Apple (AAPL) makes a move into the chip world. (Gizmodo, GigaOM) [...]</p> [...] Apple (AAPL) makes a move into the chip world. (Gizmodo, GigaOM) [...]

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872629 Om Malik Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:32:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872629 <p>@ Stacey & Andrew</p> <p>Yes, that is a lot of power consumption but now they can dedicate the team on tackling the problem of speed-heat. More reporting on this later today</p> @ Stacey & Andrew

Yes, that is a lot of power consumption but now they can dedicate the team on tackling the problem of speed-heat. More reporting on this later today

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872628 Om Malik Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:30:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872628 <p>Klaus</p> <p>you are right but I think they are acquiring the team and they are going to do their own tweaks in order to make chips that work best for their PID devices, aka iPhone. They are acquiring a pretty nifty team of chip heads who are lowering power consumption.</p> Klaus

you are right but I think they are acquiring the team and they are going to do their own tweaks in order to make chips that work best for their PID devices, aka iPhone. They are acquiring a pretty nifty team of chip heads who are lowering power consumption.

]]> By: andrew http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872627 andrew Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:20:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872627 <p>Apple’s decision is going to pos<em>e</em> a problem for Intel Corp.</p> <p>... are unlikely to cede that spot for <em>the</em> near foreseeable future.</p> <p>... core chip that consume<em>s</em> between 5-to-13 ...</p> Apple’s decision is going to pose a problem for Intel Corp.

… are unlikely to cede that spot for the near foreseeable future.

… core chip that consumes between 5-to-13 …

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872625 Stacey Higginbotham Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:08:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872625 <p>Wow, 5 to 13 watts is a bit hot for a cell phone. They'll have to scale back on wattage to make that work for the iPhone.</p> Wow, 5 to 13 watts is a bit hot for a cell phone. They’ll have to scale back on wattage to make that work for the iPhone.

]]> By: Apple Purchases PowerPC Chipmaker PA Semi » By Earl Moore » » Meandering Passage http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872623 Apple Purchases PowerPC Chipmaker PA Semi » By Earl Moore » » Meandering Passage Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:06:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872623 <p>[...] - What is the PWRficient processor from P.A. Semi? Forbes - Apple Buys Chip Designer GigaOM - With the iPhone in Mind, Apple Buys Chip Maker Sphere: Related [...]</p> [...] - What is the PWRficient processor from P.A. Semi? Forbes - Apple Buys Chip Designer GigaOM - With the iPhone in Mind, Apple Buys Chip Maker Sphere: Related [...]

]]> By: Klaus http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872604 Klaus Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:45:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872604 <p>Om, you missed the point PA Semi's product is based on IBM's PowerPC architecture (!) and it is not aimed at the iPhone.</p> Om, you missed the point PA Semi’s product is based on IBM’s PowerPC architecture (!) and it is not aimed at the iPhone.

]]> By: Shocker - Apple buys PA Semi « Media - what is it good for! http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/apple-pa-semi/#comment-872600 Shocker - Apple buys PA Semi « Media - what is it good for! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:57:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=12248#comment-872600 <p>[...] 22, 2008 · No Comments I am not sure what to make of this but Apple has apparently bought PA Semi for $278M.  When Apple made the switch to Intel, PA Semi was supposedly in the mix, so I [...]</p> [...] 22, 2008 · No Comments I am not sure what to make of this but Apple has apparently bought PA Semi for $278M.  When Apple made the switch to Intel, PA Semi was supposedly in the mix, so I [...]

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