Apple A4

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Apple A4
ProducedMarch 2010
Designed byApple Inc.
Max. CPU clock rate1 GHz (iPad) 
Instruction setARM v7
Number of cores1
L1 cache64 KB
L2 cache640 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] It was also used in the iPod Touch (4th generation).

History[change | change source]

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, which is underclocked from 1.0 GHz to 800 MHz..[3]

Timeline of Apple silicon

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Sources: Apple press release library,[4] Mactracker Apple Inc. model database[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. Clark, Don (2010-04-05). "Apple iPad Taps Familiar Component Suppliers - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Apple Launches iPad" (Press release). Apple. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "iPhone 4 design". Apple. 2010-07-06.
  4. Apple Inc., Apple press release library, Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  5. Mactracker (mactracker.ca), Apple Inc. model database, version as of July 26, 2007.

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