Apple A4 Processor Teardown

Plocmstart writes "Here's what EETimes.com is claiming to be the first teardown of the A4 processor. 'Apple's iPad chip is a single-core ARM A8 made by Samsung. Through various benchmarking testing, UBM TechInsights was able to find out the details of the A4 processor.'"

No Way

[LordBmore]

This can't be right... TFA doesn't make a single reference to magic.

Re:No Way

[Anonymous Coward]

As anyone who's dabble in electronics will tell you, opening or frying an IC lets the pixies escape.

Re:No Way

[WrongSizeGlass]

MOV r0, 'Magical' ;
LDR r1, r0 ;

There you go, all better ;-)

Congratulations.

[spun]

You found a way to make Slashdotters actually click through to the article. Now, if only you could find a way to make them read it.

teardown my ass

[veg_all]

tfa:

With further analysis, including chip-level reverse engineering, we may be able to identify whether innovations such as Intrinsity’s patented cell libraries were used to optimize the critical paths in the ARM core itself.

IOW, "It looks kinda neat, wonder what's inside!"

Re:Interesting

[obarthelemy]

spyware !

Re:No Way

[Anonymous Coward]

Ah, yes. I once accidentally reversed the 5 V and 12 V leads on a harddrive and saw the magical blue smoke escape from controller chip. Electronics work only so long as that smoke stays inside the chips! (I wonder how they get in it in there in the factories...)

8 minute abs

[goombah99]

Well since apple came out with the 4 minute Abs, I assume google will have to go with the 3 minute abs. ie. the A3.

Re:Next steps

[Anonymous Coward]

A4 for President

Re:Interesting

[biryokumaru]

Hrm... That brings a whole disturbing new level to the question "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Re:Next steps

[duckbillplatypus]

i prefer u.s. letter size.