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LPC: Coping with hardware diversityLPC: Coping with hardware diversityPosted Sep 15, 2011 6:18 UTC (Thu) by svkelley (guest, #37299)In reply to: LPC: Coping with hardware diversity by willnewton Parent article: LPC: Coping with hardware diversity
He is not talking about spinning a new SoC. He is talking about a new board/device/platform based on a given SoC or variations of an SoC from a company. This is quite normal in embedded/consumer space. In fact, to save money, component/layout/CPU changes are done to reduce BOM cost on product spins. Fact. Of. Life. in the consumer electronics space.
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LPC: Coping with hardware diversity Posted Sep 15, 2011 12:22 UTC (Thu) by willnewton (subscriber, #68395) [Link]
A spin of a board to reduce the BOM does not sound like "from product conception" to me. I wasn't there to hear the talk but this just sounded like a slightly surprising statement to me.
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