You're being downvoted hard which I feel is unfair. The first part of your statement is true, they built the PA6T and was acquired by Apple. The second is your

You're being downvoted hard which I feel is unfair. The first part of your statement is true, they built the PA6T and was acquired by Apple. The second is your opinion. Mine is that Jobs wanted the team and acquired Palo Alto Semi to get the expertise not the chip.