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X-rays help unravel mysteries of Apple's 'A4' system-on-a-chip

"Deconstructing processors like the A4 usually happens behind the closed doors of only a handful of companies. These global reverse engineering firms are the investigative arm of the electronics marketplace, gumshoes who do research for people who need to find out who is making what circuitry, as well as what manufacturing process they're using to do it," iFixIt reports. "They're the ones who delve deep into processors, audio controllers, and every other part you'd find inside a cell phone or iPad, figuring out layer by layer the exact composition of each package." To continue reading this interesting article from MacDailyNews, click here.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on April 07, 2010 (boomark / email).