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| [* black] Journey to the center of the A6. The most prominent features inside are the Dual ARM cores, and the three [http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/powervr-graphics.asp|PowerVR] graphics processors. | |
| [* black] When compared to the rigid, efficient layout of the GPU cores directly below it, the layout of the ARM cores looks a little sloppy. | |
| [* black] We don't mean to sound rude. Generally, logic blocks are automagically laid out with the use of advanced computer software. However, it looks like the ARM core blocks were laid out manually—as in, ''by hand''. | |
| - | [* black] The manual layout of the ARM processors lends much credence to the rumor that Apple designed a custom processor layout based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture|ARM v7s] instruction set. |
| + | [* black] A manual layout will usually result in faster processing speeds, but it is much more expensive and time consuming. |
| + | [* black] The manual layout of the ARM processors lends much credence to the rumor that Apple designed a custom processor layout based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture|ARM v7s] instruction set and might be the only manually layout in a chip to hit the market in several years. |