Apple buys developer of processors Passif Semiconductor
Today it was announced that Apple acquired another chip maker thereof. Previously, the iPhone maker has bought the company PASemi, on the basis of which the decisions are now made chips A5 and A6 (A6X), today became aware of the purchase of a small California company Passif Semiconductor, emitting low-power wireless equipment and software for network devices.
Officially, Apple does not reported on the purchase and does not comment on the possibility of the transaction, but according to bloggers, it took place in the past two months. It is not known exactly how much Apple paid for Passif Semiconductor. just the last 3 years Apple has bought three chipmeykov - at the beginning of 2010 the company was bought Intrinsity.
Analysts say that all three of these purchases are focused on the fact that Apple has received all the possibilities for their own production of microprocessors without the need to purchase third-party companies. During the last quarterly report of the head of Apple Tim Cook said that Apple's strategy now is that the company will perform on one or two corporate acquisitions every couple of months. The company recently acquired companies and HopStop Locationary, specializing in digital cartography.
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