EduardoS (no.delete@this.spam.com) on April 21, 2015 12:40 pm wrote:
> Ronald Maas (rmaas.delete@this.wiwo.nl) on April 19, 2015 9:53 am wrote:
> > 4) Ivan Godard mentioned he wants to target a broad range of performance levels, all the way from low-end
> > embedded to the high-end. There is no way anyone can compete successfully on the low-end with companies
> > like Allwinner and Mediatec who are able to make a healthy
> > profit selling quad code 64-bit SoC for 5 dollars
> > a piece. Better to concentrate on high-end where achieving high IPC is going to be appreciated.
>
> I was searching for a SoC a few days ago, not a quad 64 bit SoC, something more modest, in fact, any piece
> of shit with one SATA and 2 GbE, and... Well there is nothing for 5 dollars a piece, the cheapest one I find
> was $15, Allwinner have one, for $20, all 32 bit dual core, a bit overkill for my needs but ok, about those
> quad 64 bits, well... There are some pretty expensive high end SoC, quad 64 bits falls more in the high end
> side, I didn't saw any for less than $20, whe do you by your quad 64 bits SoCs for $5 a piece?
>

Allwinner A64:
http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/01/08/allwinner-a64-is-a-5-quad-core-64-bit-arm-cortex-a53-soc-for-tablets/

Mediatek MT8163:
http://technews.co/2015/04/17/mediatek-rolls-out-two-low-priced-64-bit-chips-for-tablets/

Few notes:
1) These products are announced for 2015 but not available yet
2) Expect to place a very large order before you will be able to buy these chips at $5 a piece

Ronald