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Also, I believe Apple is not using any ARM cores of any kind. Their CPU cores follow the ARM ISA but are designed in-house, the GPU used to be by Imagination bu
by alexvoda 4y ago
Also, I believe Apple is not using any ARM cores of any kind. Their CPU cores follow the ARM ISA but are designed in-house, the GPU used to be by Imagination but is now in-house (with some clear heritage) and the multitude of codecs, vector, DSP, etc. cores may also not be ARM designs but I have no idea.
PA Semi really had a lot of tallent and Apple benefitted immensely from that acquisition.
- masklinn 4y ago> I believe Apple is not using any ARM cores of any kind. That is normal for an “architecture” license, Qualcomm can do the same, they don’t have to use ARM’s cores they can build their own.
- alexvoda 4y agoThey can and they did make custom cores (Krait) in the past. Kryo is semi-custom, based on ARM designs. Nvidia made custom cores (Denver) in the past too.