Freescale unveils design for $199 tablet PCs

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 04 January 2010, 20:40 IST   |    1 Comments
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Bangalore: Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled designs for tablet PC that it believes will hit the market with a price tag of below $200. According to Freescale, the tablet PCs integrates its version of the power-efficient ARM processor, the i.MX515 chip based on ARM Cortex-A8 technology, reports CNET News. With regard to the development of the chip for the under $200 tablet PC, Freescale has partnered with Inventec Appliance for design and manufacturing services and Thundersoft for software integration customization and optimization. Freescale calls its technology the Smart Application Blueprint for Rapid Engineering or SABRE. "The SABRE tablet platform for smartbooks incorporates feedback from a recently completed end-user research study conducted in conjunction with Savannah College of Art and Design's prestigious Industrial Design program," the company said. The smartbook reference design is expected to be available for evaluation beginning in February.