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Briefing
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- Gaining Control – Apple suspected to be working on its own graphics processing chips to gain better control of hardware and software integration, relying less on supplier Imagination Technologies
- Imagination Loses Biggest Customer – Apple shared plans to stop using Imagination technologies for new products within next two years
- Intellectual Property Risks – Imagination claims Apple will have difficulty developing own GPUs without violating Imagination’s intellectual properties
- Internal Production History – Apple introduced own mobile processors for its devices, A-series, replacing Samsung chips
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Apple Inc., Imagination Technologies Group plc
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Source
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Evans, J., "Apple loses its Imagination, will build its own GPU",
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Riberio, J., "Apple said to drop Imagination's IP in favor of own graphics chips",
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Kharpal, A., "Apple clash with Imagination Technologies shows desire to take ‘control of their destiny’ in future of A.I.",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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April 3, 2017
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