Analysts debate P.A. Semi's role in forthcoming Apple wares

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/apple-pa-semi-details.jpg (http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201001182045KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_51573-5KS5GEE6LN9QRGPJN80MAMUVAM&params=timestamp%7C%7C01/18/2010%208:45%20PM%20ET%7C%7Cheadline%7C%7CApple%20e vent%20set%20for%20Jan.%2027%3A%20Will%20tablet%20 be%20announced%3F%20%5BSan%20Jose%20Mercury%20News %2C%20Calif.%5D%7C%7CdocSource%7C%7CThe%20McClatch y%20Company%7C%7Cprovider%7C%7CACQUIREMEDIA&symbol=AAPL:US)It's easy to forget that Apple (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Apple/) snapped up P.A. Semi for a song way back when, but now that we're just days, hours and seconds away from Apple's expected (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/18/its-on-apple-holding-january-27th-event-to-show-off-its-lates/) tablet reveal, a new wave of processor-related conjecture is hitting the fan. Richard Doherty, director of technology consulting firm Envisioneering Group, has come forward with some exceedingly detailed rumors on said tablet, a touchscreen MacBook and an OS X-based unicorn that lives in the cloud. As the story goes, Apple's pickup (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/apple-buys-chip-p-a-semi-chip-designer-intel-says-wha/) of P.A. Semi was primarily an effort to acquire a huge pool of engineering talent to use for its own internal designs (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/apple-tablet-rumors-strike-back-9-6-inch-with-hsdpa-coming-feb/), and now Doherty is saying that "before the year is out, Apple will have the most powerful, lowest-cost SoC in the industry." According to him, there's nothing from "ARM licensees or Intel that could challenge the power-per-watt, the power-per-buck, the power-per-cubic-millimeter of size," and he anticipates that four new products are in the pipeline from Cupertino. Need details? How's about a touchscreen iMac (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/27-inch-imac-gets-a-firmware-update-to-assuage-your-display-issu/), an "iPod touch on steroids" with a 5-inch display, and "two different versions of media pads in the 7- to 9-inch (screen size) area." Alright Dick, you just put your reputation on the line -- here's hoping you've got your story straight.

Update: Looks like UBS Investment Research has been hearing something similar (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/20/apple_tablet_rumors_time_inc_in_the_dark_pa_semi_c hip_secret_negotiations.html). According to it, the forthcoming tablet "will be powered by a processor designed by P.A. Semi and built by Samsung."Analysts debate P.A. Semi's role in forthcoming Apple wares (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/analysts-debate-pa-semis-role-in-forthcoming-apple-wares/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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