Is Apple already working on its own Mac processors in a secret lab?

By Joe Osborne

It’s widely known that Apple is rumored to have ambitions of building its own processors for Mac desktops and MacBook laptops, but no one expected the huge undertaking to begin so soon.

The Oregonian reports that Apple has opened a hardware engineering lab in Washington County, Oregon, hiring nearly two-dozen people in a variety of roles, most notably bringing in Intel expatriots. Of course, Intel has been the sole provider of Mac computer processors for more than a decade.

Naturally, Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment, with The Oregonian having obtained this information from “job postings, social media profiles and an individual familiar with Apple’s recruiting efforts.”

Specifically, these LinkedIn job postings call for design verification experts, people skilled in ensuring a final product meets the original expectations.

Has Project Kalamata already begun?

The Oregonian doesn’t know exactly where this new engineering lab is located beyond that it’s near the border between Beaverton and Hillsboro in Washington County. The outlet is keen to point out that this location would put the lab closer to Oregon’s computing hardware hub than the cluster of software and services companies in Portland.

Apple is far from the first technology firm to open offices or …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components