Steve Jobs revealed in an interview with the New York Times John Markoff that Apple's recent acquisition of semiconductor company P.A. Semi was an investment in their future. Jobs revealed for the first time that P.A. Semi will indeed produce the next chipset for future iPods and iPhones.
"PA Semi is going to do system-on-chips for iPhones and iPods," Jobs said. This finally brings to light the reasons for Apple's acquisition of the chipmaker. This is bad news for bigger companies like SamSung and Intel though. By bringing the system-on-chip inhouse, Apple will not only be able to have exclusivity for the chipset but also control what it can and can't do.
