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absolute8606 10 hours ago

For CPUs, they are still licensing ARMs cores, of course with their own modifications, and they bought Intel’s modem businesses, which likely gave them the patents they needed. GPUs I can’t speak to on this though.

Marsymars 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> For CPUs, they are still licensing ARMs cores

To be clear here, Apple doesn't actually license any cores from ARM - they've got an architectural license and implement their own cores. Licenses for cores are a different thing.

throawayonthe 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

for gpus i believe they license ip from PowerVR/Imagination

SpecialistK 9 hours ago | parent [-]

They used to. Switched to designing their own with the A11 about a decade ago.