
Apple has bought IC Mask Design, a firm specializing in the layout of chips and processors.
The staff of IC Mask Design before the Apple acquisition — image credit: co-founder Ciaran Whyte
Apple is continuously acquiring companies, and most recently appears to have been buying ones concerned with AI. Now it’s also bought a chip design firm, based in Ireland.
According to the European Union’s list of acquisitions by firms it classes as gatekeepers, Apple has acquired IC Mask Design. Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to report significant acquisitions, although few details are then made public.
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