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Apple finally outed as mysterious PowerVR licensee
AppleInsider —
... , the fabless chip design firm launched by Dan Dobberpuhl in 2003. Steve Jobs later revealed that the PA Semi acquisition was indeed related to building chips for the company's iPod and iPhone mobile devices. Apple's purchase of 8 million shares of the PowerVR developer, combined with Imagination's announcement today, finally, that Apple is indeed "a licensee of Imaginations technology" finally puts to rest any question that the iPhone maker has lined up exclusive graphics technology required to design customized, next generation mobile SoC chips that will be manufactured ...
Apple is putting the pieces together for a low cost mobile platform
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Apple today was outted as the mysterious investor in Imagine Technologies, now owning a 3.6% share. This long term strategic move will solidify Apple's ability to create future iPhones, iPod Touches and possible Netbooks based on ARM's future products. The aquisition of PA Semi earlier this year and bringing in IBM's Mark Papermaster are also seen as moves to bring this all together. Although they haven't yet been outted, Apple is also believed to be an ARM licensee.
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News: Mix: Imagination, Rolando, iFrogz sale, 12 Days
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Imagination Technologies Group has announced that Apple is purchasing 8.2 million new shares of the company, giving the iPod maker a 3.6% ownership interest. Imagination is known for its OpenGL ES-compliant PowerVR mobile GPU chips, and revealed alongside the stock announcement that Apple is a licensee of Imagination’s technology, suggesting that the company may be planning to use the PowerVR technology in future iPods and iPhones. This might also help to explain Apple’s ...
Further details surface on plan for next-gen iPhone graphics
Infinite Loop —
Imagination Technologies Group, the company behind the PowerVR MBX graphics processing technology used in the iPhone and other advanced handsets, has announced that Apple has purchased 8.2 million shares of stock, giving Apple 3.6 percent ownership. The deal further confirms that Apple will be incorporating advanced versions of PowerVR technology in its next revision of the iPhone. The PowerVR MBX is compatible with OpenGL ES 1.1, giving the iPhone its 3D muscle. But ITG has technology on tap in the form of PowerVR SGX and VXD, which could vault the iPhone to new levels. ...
Apple buys stake in mobile graphics chip designer
CNET News - Apple —
... Apple has taken a small stake in a British chip designer, revealing how the company plans to power the graphics in future iPhones and iPod Touches.
Imagination announced Thursday ...
Apple Invests in Advanced Mobile Graphics
Technologizer —
oldapplelogo If news that broke today is any clue, future iPhones and iPods could boast more potent graphics capabilities. UK-based chip maker Imagination has announced that Apple had acquired a 3.6 percent stake in the company and licensed its PowerVR graphics technology. Apple already a great gaming platform in the iPhone, and this transaction plays to that strength. The deal may have been in the works since earlier this year, according to a ...
Apple buys stake in the mobile graphics chip company
The Apple Core —
... [image] Imagination Technologies announced Thursday that Apple has purchased a 3.6 percent stake in the company, which will only cost Apple 3.2 million pounds, or about $5 million. Imagination designs the ...
Does Imagination license spell HD-out for future iPhones?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneOver at Ars Technica, Chris Foreman dives into yesterday's story that Imagination Technologies Group, developer of the PowerVR chip for mobile device displays, has a licensing agreement with Apple for its chip designs (long suspected by AppleInsider but only just confirmed) and that Apple has picked up a chunk of ITG stock; cnet puts it at $5 million worth for a 3.6% stake. The 'smoking gun' press release from Imagination that was linked yesterday has mysteriously disappeared from ...
Intel ups stake in Imagination following Apple's buy-in
AppleInsider —
... was made without the Cupertino-based firm's blessing. Shortly after the story made headlines, Imagination shredded its press release and removed all other mention of Apple's association from its website. Apple's multi-year, multi-IP, multi-use licence to Imagination's current and future portfolio of PowerVR mobile graphics components includes the next generation PowerVR SGX VXD video IP cores. Those parts will introduce OpenGL ES 2.0 support, along with a Universal Scalable Shader Engine that will provide future Apple mobile devices with highly efficient, shader-based 3D ...
