+100 If I had a complaint, I'd complain "why only 512M ram ?" But this is truly an awesome thing. I'm not an EE, but I know that layout for DDR memory is no joke. So having that all on one chip, plus everything else surely helps.
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Jason Kridner <jkrid...@beagleboard.org> wrote: > Octavo Systems announced today they have released their OSD3358, the guts > of a BeagleBone Black including processor, RAM, power management and 140 > passives in a single chip package (system-in-package or SIP). > > > http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/octavo-systems-releases-osd3358-system-package-device/ > > http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/osd3358-new-era-integration/ > > This means for those looking to do variants of the BeagleBone, your work > just got a lot simpler with 142 less parts to source and place on your PCB > design. You can potentially also use large mechanical drills and fewer > layers on your board. SOMs may have their place for greater customization > and even further integration, but this puts the majority of that into a > single package using popular traditional assembly methods (pick-and-place > and a reflow oven). > > This also means that for people doing capes, it might not be so complex to > simply integrate this device onto your PCB and make a fully functional > system. > > Further, for select designs looking to stay highly engaged with the > BeagleBoard.org community and maintain as much system compatibility as > possible, the BeagleBoard.org logo program (http://beagleboard.org/logo) > can help you participate in building the BeagleBoard.org community. > > You can probably tell I'm pretty excited about this. No first product is > without its warts and I'm sure we'll hear a few of those soon, but I've > personally helped do board bring up on some 5 or so designs so far around > this chip without a substantial hiccup related to the SIP. It has been > super easy to work with and can help save a lot of headaches. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CA%2BT6QPm1EsnFQc91xiv1Caoy4LnfUbeG3Mr4oB9P5LGWzs1aBw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CA%2BT6QPm1EsnFQc91xiv1Caoy4LnfUbeG3Mr4oB9P5LGWzs1aBw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORqRnon84Dz0Jp4-nfQBm%2B2xKFAzzJcNw1x_VPsnwrgWmQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.