iPod Father Tony Fadell Joins ARM as Board Member—How Would It Affect Apple’s Silicon Focus?

The "Father of the iPod," Tony Fadell, is given a new opportunity for a seat on ARM's board of directors, a role which he would fill for the company, with unknown work to do moving forward. It also coincides with Apple's focus on the Silicon chips, famously known as the M series, particularly as it is known as ARM-based, with heavy inspirations for the chip architecture it uses for the Macs.

The question also remains regarding Fadell's role in the future of the Silicon Macs, as well as Apple's transition to self-designed chips on most of its devices.

Tony Fadell is Offered a Seat on ARM's Board

CNET's report brings light to Tony Fadell's new venture, as the Cambridge, England-based company, ARM, offered him a seat on the company's board of directors with an unknown job to fulfill. Fadell will help the company bring ARM's chips from smartphones to more technology, focusing on vehicles, PCs, servers, and more.

Fadell said that he aims to expand ARM's products to different uses and needs, especially during this time when chips are gold in the tech industry due to shortage and supply chain problems.

Additionally, it stirs massive speculation regarding its effect on Apple's current focus on the Silicon chips that it designed and developed, particularly as it is known to be ARM-based.

How Does it Affect Apple's Silicon?

Apple's transition to ARM-based Silicon chips saw multiple integrations with most of its devices, particularly with its iPhone, iPad, and Mac lineup. It is unknown how Fadell will affect or help Apple with this, as he has no ties to the company at the present.

The former Apple VP's new role may create an impact in the industry, especially during this time of change for Cupertino.

Apple Silicon and ARM

Apple made a bold move in swapping their Intel CPUs with the x86 architecture to the ARM-based Silicon SoC chips, now famously known as the M1.

It first came to light on November 2020 when Cupertino first announced the birth of the new Macs, now powered by the first M series chip, known as the M1.

Cupertino's decision to go with its ARM-based Silicon chips was a massive gamble, but it played its cards right and was able to see massive success and deliver what they intend for the public.

The M series is highly patterned from Apple's previous use of the ARM-based architecture for SoCs, particularly as they initially used it for the iPhones and iPads, particularly with the A series Bionic chips. Still, it stems back to Fadell's first iPod, where the innovator pushed ARM chips to power the device, subsequently going this route for the early iPhones.

Fadell's influence on Apple to center on ARM chips since its early days paid off, and it saw massive success in the market for a long time, later adapted by Cupertino to its modern design even after he left.

Now, Fadell will soon begin his journey with the England-based company, in a monumental time for Apple's shift to the ARM-based SoCs.

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Written by Isaiah Richard