Apple A4
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| Made | March 2010 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Max. CPU clock | 1 GHz (iPad) |
| Instruction set | ARM v7 |
| Cores | 1 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 640 KB |
The Apple A4 is a microprocessor designed by Apple and manufactured by Samsung[1] and first used in the iPad tablet computer,[2] then in the iPhone 4 smartphone.[3]
[change] History
Apple announced the A4 on January 27, 2010, during their "Latest Creation" event.[2]
On June 7, 2010, Steve Jobs publicly confirmed that the iPhone 4 would contain the A4 Processor, although it was not yet known if it had the same frequency, bus width, or caches as the A4 in the iPad.[3]
[change] References
- ↑ Clark, Don (2010-04-05). "Apple iPad Taps Familiar Component Suppliers - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303912104575164112770784290.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Apple (2010-01-27). "Apple Launches iPad". Press release. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27ipad.html. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "iPhone 4 design". Apple. 2010-07-06. http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/index.html.
[change] Other websites
- MacWorld – Apple inside: the significance of the iPad's A4 chip
- CNET – Inside the iPad: Apple's new 'A4' chip
- HotHardware – iPad's Identity Crisis and Apple's A4 CPU Showstopper
- EETimes - Apple's A4 dissected
- Understanding iPad’s A4 Processor
- ARM Cortex-A series processors
- PowerVR GPU specifications pages
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