Apple has used customization of the processor design to optimize performance, either on the A4 or in a future chip. Here is some language common to a number of the applications. (rough translation ...

Apple-designed System on a Chip named the A4. The company's future custom silicon plans are likely to expand even faster following its acquisition of Intrinsity, a privately owned ARM design firm.

The 2024 Mac Mini is a speedy little machine thanks to its M4 chip, 16GB Unified Memory, and 256GB SSD.

Apple began making its own chips in 2010, starting with the A4 chip, which it used in the first-generation iPad and the iPhone 4. The company increasingly turned to its own semiconductors — a ...

The CEO of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has shared a 10-year plan to spend around $7 billion on designing its own chips.

Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to oversee the development of the A4, Apple’s first custom chip that powered the first-generation iPad and iPhone 4. He was promoted to VP of Hardware Technology in ...