14 DAY TRIAL // Texas Instruments plays a big role on the Android market, which is one of the reason the company comes up with new products several times during the year.
The latest innovation introduced is called Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 and is probably the cheapest microprocessor available on the market at only $5.
Even though the microprocessors are built for low consumption (7 mW of power), they retain the same level of performance and prolong the battery life by reducing heat emissions.
The Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors offer devs high performance with advanced 3D graphics capabilities, touch screen controller and complex peripherals on a single chip.
In fact this is the main reason that the company affords to retail Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 for such a low price.
According to Texas Instruments, AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors features a reduced printed circuit board (PCB) space, complexity and bill of materials (BOM), which reduces costs by as much as $40.
“The new Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors from TI allow designers to explore infinite possibilities for upgrading their systems without increasing cost or power consumption. Moreover, TI gives you all the tools, free software and 24/7 support to design. That's true design ease — paramount to every TI embedded processor offering,” said Dipti Vachani, general manager, Sitara ARM microprocessors, TI.
Some of the features and benefits of the Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors include: UI and 3D capabilities, flexible power management options, as well as integration of flexible peripherals.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that prices for the new Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessors begin at $4.99, but can go up depending on the number of units purchased.
The minimum quantity of units required to take advantage of the $5 price is 100,000 or higher. Devs can start the evaluation of the Sitara microprocessors today.
