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Pentagon Reviewing Apple, PA Semi Inc. Deal

The Department of Defense is closely examining the acquisition of semiconductor design firm PA Semi Inc. by Apple due to concerns over the PowerPC-based PWRficient microprocessor family, which is reportedly heavily integrated into numerous United States military systems and projects.

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One source said PA Semi's PWRficient processor is designed into DOD programs in every major branch of the armed services.

On April 21, PA Semi informed its customers it was being acquired and could no longer guarantee supplies of its chips. The startup said the acquiring company was not interested in its products or road map but had purchased the 150-person company for its intellectual property and talent. PA Semi did not identify Apple but said the acquiring company might be willing to supply the chips on an end-of-life basis, if it could successfully transfer a third-party license to the technology.

Source: EE Times

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