iPad 2 A5 Chip Teardown Reveals Samsung Fab, Advanced Power Management

Start The Discussion  |  Fritz Nelson  |  March 13, 2011 10:45 AM

The new dual core A5 chip inside the iPad 2 is very fast, but as always, Apple isn't very forthcoming on its origin. UBM TechInsights dissected the chip and found it to be a Samsung fab. TechInsights also provided a cost breakdown of all the iPad 2 components.

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