[Arm-netbook] flying squirrel conundrum

[Tom Cubie]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:42 AM, luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
> we have a bit of a conundrum over component pricing.   $7 or thereabouts is
> due to the use of EOMA-68 (casework etc). but even subtracting $7 from $113
> we're still a whopping $26 (23%) off of equivalent devices with the same
> functionality.
>
> the target's $80.  can anyone help source parts on this list that will help
> us to reach the target?
>
> l.
>
>
>
> 3200mAh battery    $6.00    EEMB    10000
> LD070WS2-SL05    $30.00            LCD (IPS 1024x600)

Save 12$ here.

> STM32F103RC6    $2.20        10000    high-end version, excludes delivery
> (from HK across to Guangdong)
> Capactitive 5T    $11.00    NJY    10000    CTM with NO CONTROLLER

Why no controller? A touch panel with controller is 7$. Save 4$ here.

> 0.3MP Camera    $3.00        10000
> 3-axis Accelerometer    $1.08    Digikey?    10000    Bosch BMA250
> PCB    $1.50            appx 3in x 6in
> EOMA68 CPU Card    $38.00            CPU Card (1ghz 1Gb RAM / 4Gb NAND)

Save 6$ here.

> Speakers    $1.00            2x 0.5 watt
> Coil Mic    $0.20            not piezo: circuit's been designed around a
> coil microphone
> Case    $8.00            Good quality!
> PCMCIA socket    $0.50    Amphenol (Diarmuid)        68-pin socket Amphenol
> P/N G659EU1124703T
> SoC cartridge    $1.00    Amphenol (Diarmuid)        PCMCIA assembly (rails)
> with push-release mechanism
> AXP209    $1.00            Power Management IC
> MiniPCIe WIFI    $4.00            Ralink RT2070, RT8191  or Atheros ATH9K
> MicroSD    $0.32
> SN75LVDS83b    $1.00    Texas Instruments        LVDS Display interface
> converter IC, from RGB/TTL to LVDS
> MiniPCIe CON    $0.62    Digikey?        JAE 52-pin Mini PCI-e connector for
> WIFI/3G/DVB
> Headphone Jack    $0.20
> MiniUSB AB    $0.20
> MiniUSB Host    $0.20
> Sundry Discretes    $2.00            LDOs, DC-DCs, L,R,C, MOSFETs, Diodes
> etc.
>
> Total: $113

Btw, luke, where do you plan to manufacture the cpu card.

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