Apple To Acquire Multi-Core Processor Developer PA Semi

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Cupertino (CA) - Apple today confirmed that it will be purchasing PA Semi, a fabless developer of multi-core processors, for $278 million.

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[piratepast40]

I'm no rocket scientist but it sounds like a 2 gh dual core chip that only uses 5 to 13 watts is pretty significant. But why in the heck do they want to put it into an iphone?

 

[Pei-chen]

The real question is does Apple have the resource and commitment to compete with PCs. Buying off-the-shelf Intel, AMD or IBM CPU is easy, spending R&D money to design and produce one a is much harder.