Rumors and speculation regarding Apple’s future computer production plans surfaced again this week when The China Times reported that Apple would be debuting a tablet-style computer as early as October and would retail for around $800. Adding to the speculation is an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal that Apple is investing significantly to manufacture its own processing chips, including hiring former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Raja Koduri.
In addition, Apple acquired fabless semiconductor company P.A. Semi, which produced only Power Architecture processors (Apple uses ARM and x86 processors). However, the acquisition kicked off a fresh spate of rumors that the company would be used to help Apple design a new set of chips for the iPhone or perhaps another device. The blog VentureBeat reported, however, that the P.A. Semi team had been split into two groups, with one group working on portable ARM processors for iPhones and iPods and another group dedicated to designing processors for a tablet device.
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