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词条 Apple A4
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  1. Design

  2. History

  3. Products that include the Apple A4

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| image = Apple_A4_Chip.jpg
| image_size = frameless|upright=1.25
| caption = The A4 processor
| produced-start = April 3, 2010
| produced-end = September 10, 2013
| slowest = (iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G) 800
| slow-unit = MHz
| fastest = (iPad) 1
| successor = Apple A5
| predecessor = Samsung S5L8922
| size-from = 45 nm
| size-to =
| soldby =
| designfirm = Apple Inc.
| manuf1 = Samsung Electronics
| arch = ARMv7-A
| microarch = ARM Cortex-A8
| code = S5L8930X[1]
| numcores = 1
| l1cache = 32 KB instruction + 32 KB data[2]
| l2cache = 512 KB[2]
| l3cache =
| gpu = PowerVR SGX 535[3]
| application = Mobile
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The Apple A4 is a 32-bit package on package (PoP) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. and manufactured by Samsung.[4] It combines an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU with a PowerVR GPU, and emphasizes power efficiency.[5] The chip commercially debuted with the release of Apple's iPad tablet;[6] followed shortly by the iPhone 4 smartphone,[8] the iPod Touch (4th generation), and the Apple TV (2nd generation). It was superseded by the Apple A5 processor used in the iPad 2 released the following year, which was then subsequently replaced by the Apple A5X processor in the iPad (3rd generation).

Design

Apple A4 is based on the ARM processor architecture.[7] The first version released runs at 1 GHz for the iPad and contains an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU core paired with a PowerVR SGX 535 graphics processor (GPU)[6][8][9][10] built on Samsung's 45 nm silicon chip fabrication process.[11] The clock speed for the units used in the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch (4th generation) is 800 MHz, but the clock speed for the unit used in the Apple TV has not been released.

The Cortex-A8 core used in the A4 is thought to use performance enhancements developed by chip designer Intrinsity (which was subsequently acquired by Apple)[12] in collaboration with Samsung.[13] The resulting core, dubbed "Hummingbird", is able to run at far higher clock rates than other implementations while remaining fully compatible with the Cortex-A8 design provided by ARM.[14] Other performance improvements include additional L2 cache. The same Cortex-A8 CPU core used in the A4 is also used in Samsung's S5PC110A01 SoC.[15][16]

The A4 processor package does not contain RAM, but supports PoP installation. The top package of the A4 used in the iPad, in the iPod Touch[17] 4th gen and in the Apple TV[18] 2nd gen contains two low-power 128 MB DDR SDRAM chips for a total of 256 MB RAM. For the iPhone 4 there are two chips of 256 MB for a total of 512 MB.[19][20][21] RAM is connected to the processor using ARM's 64-bit-wide AMBA 3 AXI bus. This is twice the width of the memory buses of the SoCs used by the contemporary Apple iPhone and iPod touch, supporting the greater need for graphics bandwidth in the iPad.[22]

History

The Apple A4 chip, along with the original iPad, was announced on January 27, 2010, during Apple's "Latest Creation" event.[6]

On June 7, 2010, Steve Jobs publicly confirmed that the iPhone 4 would contain the A4 processor, although it was not yet known at the time if it would have the same frequency, bus width, or caches as the A4 found in the earlier produced iPad.[23]

On September 1, 2010, the iPod Touch (4th generation), and the Apple TV (2nd generation) were updated to include the A4 processor. Later, on October 4, 2011, Apple refreshed the iPod Touch (4th generation) to add a white model, along with the existing black model. Both models still contain the A4 processor.[24]

On September 10, 2013, Apple A4 Chip was discontinued.

Products that include the Apple A4

  • iPad (1st generation): April 2010
  • iPhone 4: June 2010 (Black; GSM), February 2011 (Black; CDMA), April 2011 (White; GSM & CDMA models)
  • iPod Touch (4th generation): September 2010 (Black model), October 2011 (White model)
  • Apple TV (2nd generation): September 2010

See also

  • Apple mobile application processors, the range of ARM-based mobile processors designed by Apple for their consumer electronic devices.
  • PWRficient, a processor designed by P.A. Semi, a company Apple acquired to form an in-house custom chip design department
  • PowerVR SGX GPUs were also used in the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch (3rd generation)

References

1. ^[https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/02/ios-51-code-hints-at-simultaneous-a5x-and-a6-processor-development.ars iOS 5.1 code hints at simultaneous A5X and A6 processor development]
2. ^1 {{cite web |first=Jacqui |last=Cheng |title= Ars reviews the iPad 2: big performance gains in a slimmer package / The Apple A5 |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/03/ipad-2-the-ars-review.ars/3|publisher=Ars Technica |date=March 14, 2011 |accessdate=July 13, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web |first1=Brian |last1=Klug |first2=Anand |last2=Lal Shimpi |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/the-iphone-4-review |title=Apple's iPhone 4: Thoroughly Reviewed |publisher=AnandTech |date=June 30, 2010 |accessdate=September 20, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Don |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303912104575164112770784290?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular |title=Apple iPad Taps Familiar Component Suppliers - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2010-04-15}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/ipad/design/#performance |title=iPad - It's thin, light, powerful, and revolutionary |publisher=Apple |date= |accessdate=2010-07-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100706061702/http://www.apple.com/ipad/design/| archivedate= 6 July 2010 | deadurl= no}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27ipad.html |title=Apple Launches iPad |publisher=Apple |date=2010-01-27 |accessdate=2010-01-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130164228/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27ipad.html |archivedate=30 January 2010 |deadurl=no }}
7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html |title=For Chip Makers, the Next Battle Is in Smartphones |newspaper=New York Times |date=2010-02-21 |accessdate=2010-02-25 |first=Ashlee |last=Vance| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100225065617/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html| archivedate= 25 February 2010 | deadurl= no}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-A4-Teardown/2204/3 |title=conclusion from both hard and software analysis it uses an ARM Cortex-A8 core |publisher=Ifixit.com |first=Kyle |last=Wiens |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2010-04-15| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100418145031/http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-A4-Teardown/2204/3| archivedate= 18 April 2010 | deadurl= no}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ |title=iPad — Technical specifications and accessories for iPad |publisher=Apple |accessdate=2010-01-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130144829/http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/| archivedate= 30 January 2010 | deadurl= no}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/ipad-confirmed-to-use-powervr-sgx-graphics/ |title=iPad confirmed to use PowerVR SGX graphics |date=2010-02-23 |first=Donald |last=Melanson |publisher=Engadget}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chipworks.com/A4_is_Samsung_45nm.aspx |title=Chipworks Confirms Apple A4 iPad chip is fabbed by Samsung in their 45-nm process |publisher=Chipworks |date=April 15, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921083904/http://chipworks.com/A4_is_Samsung_45nm.aspx |archivedate=21 September 2010 |deadurl=yes}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apple-purchase-of-intrinsity-confirmed.ars |title=Apple purchase of Intrinsity confirmed |publisher=Ars Technica |date=2010-04-28 |first=Jon |last=Stokes |accessdate=2010-04-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100428102017/http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apple-purchase-of-intrinsity-confirmed.ars| archivedate= 28 April 2010 | deadurl= no}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218600577 |publisher=EETimes.com |accessdate=2010-04-23 |title=Samsung, Intrinsity pump ARM to GHz rate |first=Rick |last=Merritt}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/193597/Apple_iPad_Smokes_Past_the_iPhone_3GS_in_Speed_Test.html |title=Apple iPad smokes past the iPhone 3GS in speed |publisher=PC World |date=2010-04-06 |accessdate=2010-04-11 |first=Gregg |last=Keizer| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100420062954/http://www.pcworld.com/article/193597/Apple_iPad_Smokes_Past_the_iPhone_3GS_in_Speed_Test.html| archivedate= 20 April 2010 | deadurl= no}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700447 |title=Apple's A4 dissected, discussed...and tantalizing |publisher=EETimes.com |date=16 June 2010 |first1=Paul |last1=Boldt |first2=Don |last2=Scansen | first3=Tim |last3=Whibley |accessdate=2010-07-07}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/uploadedFiles/Apple%20A4%20vs%20SEC%20S5PC110A01.pdf |title=Microsoft PowerPoint - Apple A4 vs SEC S5PC110A01 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2010-07-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100704204344/http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/uploadedFiles/Apple%20A4%20vs%20SEC%20S5PC110A01.pdf| archivedate= 4 July 2010 | deadurl= no}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/08/teardown_of_apples_4th_gen_ipod_touch_finds_256mb_of_ram.html |title=Teardown of Apple's 4th-gen iPod touch finds 256MB of RAM |publisher=Appleinsider.com |date=2010-09-08 |accessdate=2010-09-10| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100911215136/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/08/teardown_of_apples_4th_gen_ipod_touch_finds_256mb_of_ram.html| archivedate= 11 September 2010 | deadurl= no}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-TV-2nd-Generation-Teardown/3625/2 |title=Apple TV 2nd Generation Teardown |publisher=iFixit |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2011-01-04| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110102052816/http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-TV-2nd-Generation-Teardown/3625/2| archivedate= 2 January 2011 | deadurl= no}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/17/apple_reveals_iphone_4_has_512mb_ram_doubling_ipad_report.html |title=Apple reveals iPhone 4 has 512MB RAM, doubling iPad - report |publisher=Appleinsider.com |date=2010-06-17 |accessdate=2010-07-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100704124612/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/17/apple_reveals_iphone_4_has_512mb_ram_doubling_ipad_report.html| archivedate= 4 July 2010 | deadurl= no}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifixit.com/blog/2010/04/a-peek-inside-apples-a4-processor/ |title=A Peek Inside Apple’s A4 Processor |publisher=iFixit |date=2010-04-05}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.denali.com/wordpress/index.php/dmr/2010/04/09/apple-ipad-no-lpddr2 |title=Apple iPad: no LPDDR2? |publisher=Denali |date=2010-04-09 |first=Marc |last=Greenberg}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800603321_499495_NP_1e1373d9.HTM |title=iPad equipped to deliver richer graphics |publisher=EE Times Asia |date=2010-04-09 |accessdate=2010-04-14 |first=Rick |last=Merritt |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927104038/http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800603321_499495_NP_1e1373d9.HTM |archivedate=2011-09-27 }}
23. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/design/index.html |title=iPhone 4 design |publisher=Apple |date=2010-07-06}}
24. ^https://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html

External links

  • MacWorld – Apple inside: the significance of the iPad's A4 chip
  • CNET—Inside the iPad: Apple's new 'A4' chip
  • HotHardware—iPad's Identity Crisis and Apple's A4 CPU Showstopper
  • EETimes—Apple's A4 dissected
  • [https://archive.is/20100401105056/http://www.ipadcrazy.com/2010/news/understanding-ipads-a4-processor/ Understanding iPad’s A4 Processor]
  • ARM Cortex-A series processors
  • PowerVR GPU specifications pages
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