Apple A4
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| Produced | March 2010 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 1 GHz (iPad) |
| Instruction set | ARM v7 |
| Number of cores | 1 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 640 KB |
The Apple A4 is a microprocessor designed by Apple and manufactured by Samsung and first used in the iPad tablet computer, then in the iPhone 4 smartphone. It was also used in the iPod Touch (4th generation).
History
Apple announced the A4 on January 27, 2010, during their "Latest Creation" event.
On June 7, 2010, Steve Jobs publicly confirmed that the iPhone 4 would contain the A4 Processor, which is underclocked from 1.0 GHz to 800 MHz..
Timeline of Apple silicon
Sources: Apple press release library, Mactracker Apple Inc. model database
References
- ↑ Clark, Don (2010-04-05). "Apple iPad Taps Familiar Component Suppliers - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- 1 2 "Apple Launches iPad" (Press release). Apple. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- 1 2 "iPhone 4 design". Apple. 2010-07-06.
- ↑ Apple Inc., Apple press release library, Retrieved September 19, 2007.
- ↑ Mactracker (mactracker.ca), Apple Inc. model database, version as of July 26, 2007.
Other websites
- MacWorld – Apple inside: the significance of the iPad's A4 chip Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- CNET – Inside the iPad: Apple's new 'A4' chip Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- HotHardware – iPad's Identity Crisis and Apple's A4 CPU Showstopper Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- EETimes - Apple's A4 dissectedArchived 2010-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Understanding iPad’s A4 ProcessorArchived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ARM Cortex-A series processors
- PowerVR GPU specifications pages Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
