tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511368.post3479971214449458936..comments2024-01-13T14:13:13.679-08:00Comments on John's Semi-Blog: Apple buys a CPU companyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635360760744356704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511368.post-34990883481074005242009-09-16T01:03:54.539-07:002009-09-16T01:03:54.539-07:00@Laptop: So although you have no idea what we'...@Laptop: So although you have no idea what we're talking about you feel compelled to question whether Apple made the right decision?W6DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296054359177080557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511368.post-50411654743033415962009-09-09T02:16:00.669-07:002009-09-09T02:16:00.669-07:00Even I am not familiar with PA Semi but Apple migh...Even I am not familiar with PA Semi but Apple might have made this decision considering all the facts. But are Apple <b><a href="http://www.ztronics.com/" rel="nofollow">laptop parts</a></b> getting any cheaper? Are they?Laptop Repairhttp://service.ztronics.com/alienware-repair-tuneups.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511368.post-89698968042661963122008-05-01T10:47:00.000-07:002008-05-01T10:47:00.000-07:00I think that this (http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pul...I think that this (http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080425_004775.html) is good speculation on why it is happening.<BR/><BR/>Let me just say, it aint all that holy as "acquiring the good engineers". More like "squeezing the boys at them big chip companies"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511368.post-50399468934532341512008-04-25T20:32:00.000-07:002008-04-25T20:32:00.000-07:00Hi John,You probably didn't know that in 2005 when...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>You probably didn't know that in 2005 when I was at Cadence supporting NVIDIA I also covered PA Semi and Apple. I had FAEs working at PA Semi up through their first early-2007 tapeout.<BR/><BR/>My take is that this acquisition really wasn't about Apple getting the PA Semi processor; I feel strongly that this was about Apple getting their people. <BR/><BR/>There may be a play for Apple in leveraging the PA Semi processor technology to create more power-efficient portable devices. But I predict that Apple will remain with the x86 architecture for the personal computing lines. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>...dtwW6DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296054359177080557noreply@blogger.com