xbitlabs’ Anton Shilov observes that Apple’s custom A4 and A5 system-on-chip (SoC) solutions help the company to not only maximize its profit margins and tailor a custom feature-set for its consumer electronics, but also to greatly reduce its dependence of Intel Corp.’s x86 microprocessors, noting that according to high-tech market research firm IHS iSuppli, Apple shipped some 50 million A4 SoCs in 2010, accounting for […]
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