Comments on: Apple/PA Semi: Possible Reasons and Military Fallout http://www.imore.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 25 May 2012 16:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cmaier http://www.imore.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/comment-page-1/#comment-6319 cmaier Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:32:05 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/#comment-6319 <p>more interesting than this is why Sun is going to buy Montalvo...</p> more interesting than this is why Sun is going to buy Montalvo...

]]> By: cmaier http://www.imore.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 cmaier Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:23:57 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/#comment-6318 <p>No clue. Perhaps they have some nice patents? The "TI relationship" consists of "here's some money and a chip mask. send us the fabricated chips." </p> <p>The good engineers will definitely leave (many already have, from what my friend tell me). Dobberpuhl, himself, is worth something, I suppose, but not that amount of cash.</p> No clue. Perhaps they have some nice patents? The "TI relationship" consists of "here's some money and a chip mask. send us the fabricated chips."

The good engineers will definitely leave (many already have, from what my friend tell me). Dobberpuhl, himself, is worth something, I suppose, but not that amount of cash.

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/comment-page-1/#comment-6317 Rene Ritchie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:09:05 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/#comment-6317 <p>@cmair,</p> <p>Any personal hunches on why Apple would plunk down the cash for a chip designer at this point?</p> @cmair,

Any personal hunches on why Apple would plunk down the cash for a chip designer at this point?

]]> By: cmaier http://www.imore.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 cmaier Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:07:54 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/24/applepa-semi-possible-reasons-and-military-fallout/#comment-6316 <p>1) as a fab, TI leaves much to be desired.<br /> 2) apple has long designed its own ASICs for things. 3) most of the engineers will leave</p> 1) as a fab, TI leaves much to be desired.
2) apple has long designed its own ASICs for things. 3) most of the engineers will leave

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