Apple's New iPad: Chip Winners and Losers:
NEW YORK. (TheStreet) - With Apple's new tablet set to hit U.S. stores on Friday, the first 'teardown' of the device reveals which component makers are the big iPad winners.
An expert from the ifixit.com gadget Web site traveled to Australia to grab an iPad when they went on sale in the country on Thursday, U.S. time. The resulting teardown reveals that chip maker Broadcom has three components within the device. In addition to an FM transceiver chip, the Irvine, Calif.-based firm also has an I/O controller and a microprocessor in Apple's latest tablet.
Shares of Broadcom, which also has three chips within the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2, closed up 90 cents, or 2.44%, at $37.75 on Thursday.
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NEW YORK. (TheStreet) - With Apple's new tablet set to hit U.S. stores on Friday, the first 'teardown' of the device reveals which component makers are the big iPad winners.
An expert from the ifixit.com gadget Web site traveled to Australia to grab an iPad when they went on sale in the country on Thursday, U.S. time. The resulting teardown reveals that chip maker Broadcom has three components within the device. In addition to an FM transceiver chip, the Irvine, Calif.-based firm also has an I/O controller and a microprocessor in Apple's latest tablet.
Shares of Broadcom, which also has three chips within the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2, closed up 90 cents, or 2.44%, at $37.75 on Thursday.
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Click to research the Computer Hardware industry.
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