Interview with Trevor Dickinson

[mongo]

200,000 euros is an insane amount to spend on developing a motherboard.

[mongo]

PA Semi is destined to fit into Apple's supply chain, making chips for iPod, iPads, iPhones and iWhatevers.....

I'm an Apple fanboi and I wouldn't trust Apple's word that they'll keep making chips outside of their own consumption.  I mean let's face it, Apple sells more than 350 devices in a good day in Torquay alone, they aren't likely to make decisions based on small change.  Apple's plan of controlling the processor in their devices makes it harder to clone them.  It also makes it harder to compare specs.

Off course at A-Eon's prices they could probably just buy an iPad, rip the processor out, dump the rest and still meet their price point....

PA Semi doesn't make anything. They are (or were) a fabless semiconductor company. Manufacturing was done by another company (most likely TI).

PA Semi also most likely had nothing to do with the A4 used in the iPad.

[mongo]

You will not find any such chip currently on any manufacturers books.

http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=P4080