These are the first serial of “System on Chip” (SoC) as well as “System in Package” (SiP) processors designed by Apple exclusively for iphone and ipod. It marks the start of Apple’s booming period. It can be said that the definition of smartphones has been fixed by Apple.
Early series were specified by Apple and manufactured by Samsung. Prior to the introduction of the Apple “A” series of SoCs (System on Chip), Apple used several SoCs in early revisions of the iPhone and iPod touch.
They integrate a single ARM-based processing core (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and other electronics necessary to provide mobile computing functions within a single physical package.
1. The APL0098
The APL0098 (also 8900B or S5L8900) was manufactured by Samsung on a 90 nm process. The first generation iPod touch also used it. It is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on June 29, 2007 at the launch of the original iPhone. It includes a 412 MHz single-core ARM11 CPU and a PowerVR MBX Lite GPU.
2. The APL0278
(also S5L8720) is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on September 9, 2008 at the launch of the second generation iPod touch. It includes a 533 MHz single-core ARM11 CPU and a PowerVR MBX Lite GPU. It was manufactured by Samsung on a 65 nm process.
3. The APL0298
(also S5L8920) is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on June 8, 2009 at the launch of the iPhone 3GS. It includes a 600 MHz single-core Cortex-A8 CPU and a PowerVR SGX535 GPU. It was manufactured by Samsung on a 65 nm process.
4. The APL2298
(also S5L8922) is a 45 nm die shrunk version of the iPhone 3GS SoC and was introduced on September 9, 2009 at the launch of the third generation iPod touch.
