#apple chipmaking

In the midst of a global shortage of chips and rising production costs all around, it looks like the price of consumer electronics may be going up, and Apple customers could be hit even harder by these changes. Reports have been circulating since earlier this year that Apple products may be delayed due to problems […] https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/rising-chip-costs-mean-apples-products-may-soon-get-more-expensive/167135/

In an odd and ironic case of turnabout, a former Apple engineer who left to form his own semiconductor company now says that Apple has been poaching his employees, “suffocating” his small startup and even stifling innovation by doing so. About a year ago, Gerard Williams III left Apple’s semiconductor engineering team to strike out […] https://www.idropnews.com/news/former-apple-engineer-claims-apple-is-suffocating-his-business-and-poaching-his-employees/129643/

A little over two years ago, Apple parted ways with Imagination Technologies, the company that had for years been the sole supplier of GPUs for all of Apple’s mobile and media devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. While Apple’s Macs naturally used more traditional GPUs from vendors such as […] https://www.idropnews.com/news/apple-mends-fences-with-iphone-gpu-maker-imagination-technology/126064/

Intel announced on Monday that it has officially completed the sale of most of its smartphone modem business to Apple. The $1 billion sale, which was first announced back in July, went through after obtaining regulatory approval. Interestingly, Reuters uncovered documents that indicate Intel admitting to a “multi-billion dollar loss” as part of the deal. […] https://www.idropnews.com/news/apple-now-officially-owns-intels-smartphone-modem-business-heres-why-thats-important/124202/

You probably already know that the A13 Bionic is a powerful chip. But just how much of an improvement is it over the previous-generation A12? Hardware tech publication AnandTech found out. AnandTech is well-known for in-depth and comprehensive coverage of internal components like CPUs and GPU, and its founder even joined Apple’s chipmaking team in […] https://www.idropnews.com/news/apples-a13-bionic-is-twice-as-powerful-as-the-best-android-chip/120577/

There’s little doubt at this point that Apple will be releasing a 5G iPhone next year, however the company will still have to rely on a third-party supplier’s modem chips in order to stay apace with the evolution of 5G technology. While there are good reasons why Apple is in no hurry to build a […] https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/apple-could-feature-its-own-5g-chip-in-an-iphone-by-2022/120175/

Apple’s marketing VP Phil Schiller and chip engineer Anand Shimpi recently sat down with WIRED magazine to discuss the A13 chipset in the latest Phone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models. While they went over some of the specifications of the A13, Schiller and Shimpi also went over some of the... https://www.idropnews.com/news/how-apple-made-the-worlds-fastest-smartphone-without-sacrificing-battery-life/117944/

Lead ARM Chip Architect Poached by Apple – Here's Why Mac Users Care