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Apple hires Jim Mergard, chip expert from AMD and former senior Samsung engineer
About a year ago, we reported on a second-hand story involving Steve Jobs wherein the late Apple CEO once touted that Apple had over 1,000 engineers working on chip technology. “Getting low power and smaller is the key to everything,” Jobs reportedly said. And now Apple has an all-star addition to their chip team. The […]
Continue reading...Chip Designer Jim Keller leaves Apple, heads back to AMD
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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About a week ago, AMD announced that Jim Killer would be returning to the company after previous stints at PA Semi, and later Apple after PA Semi was acquired back in 2008. Keller was an integral part of the AMD team that worked on the Athlon 64 and Opteron 64 projects. In his new role […]
Continue reading...Apple hires former AMD chip architect John Bruno
Monday, July 23, 2012
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It’s sometimes possible to gauge the direction Apple is headed in by taking a look at some of their recent hires and acquisitions. While hindsight is always 20-20, some examples include Apple’s acquisition of Fingerworks in 2005 for their multitouch technology and the slew of map related acquisitions Apple made in the 2 years preceding […]
Continue reading...Apple had Macbook Air with AMD Llano processor in the works
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Well here’s an interesting story. According to a report from Semiaccurate (don’t let the name throw you), Apple was close to releasing a Macbook Air with an AMD Llano chip. The device was reportedly on the verge of production before Apple decided to scrap the initiative. If you are wondering why the Air wasn’t really […]
Continue reading...Mac OS X 10.6.7 update for MacBook Pros shows expanded support for AMD graphics cards
Monday, March 28, 2011
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As noted by hacker Tony of tonymacx86, the latest OS X 10.6.7 update for the 2011 MacBook Pro comes with support for AMD/ATI video cards not currently included on Mac machines. Tony speculates that this may indicate an opening up of the platform and that Apple’s reliance on Mac-only graphics cards may be coming to […]
Continue reading...AMD is not a fan of Thunderbolt
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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Guess who’s not happy about Thunderbolt, the moniker given to the transfer technology developed jointly by Intel and Apple? AMD.
Continue reading...Report: Apple looking to use AMD chips in upcoming products
Monday, April 19, 2010
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AppleInsider is reporting that Apple and AMD have been involved in high level discussions regarding the possibility of using AMD processors in upcoming Apple products. It is believed that Apple is working with AMD to expand its potential sources for CPUs in order to increase its flexibility and broaden its competitive options, but also likely […]
Continue reading...On Apple’s efforts to design their own chips
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article today which takes a look at Apple’s recent hiring spree of graphics experts. Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple’s work from rivals. The […]
Continue reading...Apple adds another expert to its growing graphics team
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Hot on the heels of Apple hiring former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director comes news that Apple has hired yet another graphics expert and former AMD/ATI CTO to its growing and impressive graphics team. The Inquirer reports, citing a source “deep inside” Apple, that Raja Koduri, who recently left his position at […]
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
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