Apple Buys Israeli Flash Manufacturer 114
Lucas123 writes "According to published reports Apple is plunking down up to $500 million to purchase solid-state drive start-up Anobit Technologies. Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted about the deal congratulating Apple on its first acquisition in his country. Apple is planning to use the acquisition to set up to set up a semiconductor development center in Israel. Apple already uses NAND flash from Anobit in its iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air products, according to the reports."
Re:Why 3rd degree removed from the task? (Score:4, Funny)
Someone set up us the semicondutor development centre.
Damn Apple and its unbridled success (Score:5, Funny)
At least... (Score:5, Funny)
At least they bought an Israeli Flash company and not Adobe, amirite?
(Thank you, I'm here all week.)
Re:Damn Apple and its unbridled success (Score:5, Funny)
GRRRR! :^)
Re:Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
China doesn't tend to make things like chips. Those are almost all made somewhere else
Yes it does. Look up SMIC, one of the larger semiconductor fab companies in the world, making other people's designs.
Are those other people aware of that fact?