Apple's A6 Details and Timeline Emerge 123
MojoKid writes "For a CPU that hasn't seen the light of day, there's a great deal of debate surrounding Apple's A6 and the suggestion that it may not appear until later in 2012. The A6 is a complex bit of hardware. Rumors indicate that the chip is a quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU built on 28nm at TSMC and utilizing 3D fabrication technology. While the Cortex-A9 is a proven design, Apple's A6 will be one of the first 28nm chips on the market. The chip will serve as a test case for TSMC's introduction of both 28nm gate-last technology and 3D chip stacking. This is actually TSMC's first effort with an Apple device. The A4 and A5 have both historically been manufactured by Samsung."
Unbelievable (Score:5, Funny)
Steve's not dead two weeks and already Apple fumbles the ball. STACKED chips? How is the next iPad going to be as thin as it can possibly be when they start stacking chips?
Stacked Chips (Score:5, Funny)
I bet they'll try to patent this "innovation" -- even though they clearly stole the idea.
For goodness sake, Pringles has been stacking chips since the 1960's.
Re:Quad Core In a Tablet/Phone? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Quad Core In a Tablet/Phone? (Score:4, Funny)
One core for the OS, one for the apps, one for the antivirus and one for the rootkit.
Re:Quad Core In a Tablet/Phone? (Score:4, Funny)
And one core to rule them all .......
no, wait, wrong story ........
Re:Quad Core In a Tablet/Phone? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What is a 3D stacked chip for a fab? (Score:0, Funny)
wow, for somebody as completely clueless about every topic you mention, It's amazing
you felt the need to inform the word of you lack of knowledge.