Application processor price list (2005-2006)
Thomas Menguy | October 3, 2008Thanks David for finding this nice one:
found here.
…looking at the prices, and compared to the BOM of an Ultra low cost phone (now around 15$ for the best OEMs)…well you understand why smartphones are not cheap…and how difficult it is to do an Ultra Low Cost phone!
…I just can"’t imagine the margins chip manufacturer are doing on those application processors.
This really back-up what I’ve exposed here about application processors.
Any comments?
Thomas.
Interesting data, in general. However, it seems rather old (2005).
Davide.m | October 6, 2008Interesting data, in general. However, it seems rather old (2005). AFAIK some of the processors listed are not available anymore – and economies of scale have changed in the meantime… would be interesting to see some more recent data on the same lines.
Agreed ...and if you have some recent data...I'm really interested! And
Thomas Menguy | October 6, 2008Agreed …and if you have some recent data…I’m really interested!
And you are right…for example freescale (ex Moto) is throwing the towel on wireless chips.