[Arm-netbook] SoC warp soldering risk?

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:47 AM, Louis Pearson
<desttinghimgame at gmail.com> wrote:
>> that's why i was so excited when i found the Ingenic M150... and so
>> disappointed when they told me they'd stopped making it.  why?
>> because the M150 has 128mb of DDR2 RAM *on board* the same 11x11mm
>> package, as a Multi-Chip-Module.
>
> Hmm... this reminded me of Next Thing Co.'s GR8 processor. It has a 14x14mm
> package with 256mb ram built in. I'm not sure they meet the libre
> requirements

  http://linux-sunxi.org/R8 - the A13's been reverse-engineered for a
looong time.

> but it is worth a look (if you haven't seen it already):
> https://nextthing.co/pages/chippro

 i was aware of it but hadn't investigated it after hearing ridiculous
things about pricing.  the GR8 seems to be reasonable: $6.  that's
still quite high but it removes a lot of the hassle.

 just found the ORCAD design files so... yyyeah.... that looks doable.
thank you louis.

l.