[Arm-netbook] EOMA68-A20 1st patch orders gone out, and invoices

[luke.leighton]

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Christopher Thomas
<christopher at firemothindustries.com> wrote:

> Is the $10K "just" for the CAD/CAM work,

 no.  the CAD/CAM work is typically around $6 to $8k depending on how
hard we negotiate: it's supposed to be $10k to $15k.

> or does it encompass assembly too?

 roughly yes.  assembly and "management" fees appx $1.5k, component
cost is peanuts, PCB setup fees around $0.5k, PCBs each @ $21 because
they're 0.2mm laser-drilled and setting that up for such a small run
is a pain, etc. etc. it all adds up.

> What are the NRE costs for the PCB printing, I ask because I might be able
> to get a lower rate with one of our local vendors, which might help to
> provide an alternate manufacturer of some parts to cut down on some of the
> shipping/import taxes for some of us North American customers.

 10k quantities we've had quotes of $1.50 and they're happy to absorb
the NREs.  smaller quantities because of the 0.2mm diameter
laser-drilled VIAs and the 3mil track width and track-to-track
clearance we're being asked for around $21 per PCB.

> Well now you have the information for future potential revisions. :D

 indeed...

>  I only
> discovered the EOMA68 due to the Liliput announcement, so I've been a little
> late to the game. Haha

 ah well.

>  Speaking of which, I would be greatly appreciative of the inclusion of said
> header, since our initial design was very reliant on it,

 yehh, i try to discourage people from doing that, because it means
that the design isn't future-proof.

> and was based
> around the information currently provided on Rhombus Tech's website.

 *sigh* sorry.

> It might be beneficial to post the exclusion on the Orders page, or some
> notice that the FPC 45 and 44 DIL are not currently available for the first
> revision boards, but that attempts will be made to try to include them in
> the later revisions..

 good idea.