Most Popular
| Top Stories | Commented | Featured |
Weekend Open Forum: Have you upgraded to Windows 7 yet? What is there to like/not? featured
Tech Tip of The Week: Turn Off your Display Using a Windows Shortcut and More featured
Netflix PS3 streaming arrives tomorrow
Dell's ultra-thin Adamo XPS to ship soon for $1,799
Windows 7 crushed Vista in early launch sales
AMD and PC vendors delay products amid GPU shortage
TS Community
| User Gallery | Recent Discussion |
 mobo again in dark by sbgsus |  The New Audi R8 Desktop by themainlegend |
 My Dying PC by MicroUnC |  Casual OC'ing by BrownPaper |
TechSpot RSSInformation Technology
Apple buys PowerPC chip designer PA Semi
The efficiency of mobile processors is a big concern for Apple, particularly with its iPhone and iPod products where battery life is critical. Though Intel has been actively courting Apple with its new low-power Atom chip for use in a number of products – namely the iPhone – the Cupertino-based company pulled a surprise move yesterday by announcing the acquisition of PA Semi, a microprocessor design company best known for its power-efficient 64-bit multi-core processors which are based on PowerPC Architecture.
Apple has declined to comment on their purposes and plans, though there’s a slew of speculation about the motives for this takeover – of course, with the iPhone being one of the main topics. Financial details were not disclosed, but this Forbes story quotes a “person familiar with the deal” who puts the price at $278 million in cash.
Apple has declined to comment on their purposes and plans, though there’s a slew of speculation about the motives for this takeover – of course, with the iPhone being one of the main topics. Financial details were not disclosed, but this Forbes story quotes a “person familiar with the deal” who puts the price at $278 million in cash.
