iPad 3 Powered by Dual Core A5X Chip – Analyst

Posted by unlocker under Uncategorized on Tuesday Apr 3, 2012

It is almost certain that the new iPad 3 will be equipped with high resolution Retina Display; however, it is still unclear if the much anticipated device will be equipped with quad-core A6 chip of dual-core A5X chip.
Based on the code found in the iOS 5.1 beta, Apple may be working on both quad-core A6 chip and dual-core A5X chip. It seems that Apple may end up using the quad-core A6 chip in iPad 3 and the dual-core A5X in the next iPhone.
However BlueFin Research Partners analyst Steve Mullane said to AllThingsD, iPad 3 may be powered by the dual-core A5X chip, according to supply chain sources.
Based on the information coming from the semiconductor supply chain suggests that Apple’s chip electronics partner Samsung is not capable of manufacturing a 28-nanometer quad-core chips, as the A6 is presumed to be.
“[Samsung's] Austin logic fab … supports the mass production of the 45-nanometer AAPL A5 processor, and is ramping on a 32-nanometer process,” Mullane says. “Since the A6 processor is based on a 28-nanometer process, we believe the 32-nanometer ramp validates the recent rumors that the iPad 3 will likely use a higher speed, die-shrink version of the A5 dual-core processor, named the A5X processor, as opposed to the next-generation A6 quad-core processor.”
However, the long wait will soon be over as Apple will soon unveil the next generation of iPad on March 7.

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Apple to Release iPad 3 Internationally on March 30?

Posted by unlocker under Uncategorized on Tuesday Apr 3, 2012

There is a new rumor that Apple will release the next generation of iPad in Germany on March 23.
Although it is almost certain that Apple is bound to unveil its latest iPad on March 7, the guessing game of when iPad 3 will be available to consumers who would like to get their hands on the device.
Last year, Apple unveiled the second generation of iPad on March 2. It was made available in the US on March 11 and had an international release in UK and Germany as well as 23 other countries on March 25.
If the same schedule will be followed this year, it is speculated that the device will be released in the US on March 16 and have an international release on March 30.
Apple products perform well in various international markets.

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