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Originally posted by mbello View PostIf this chip is 28nm it is unlikely to be the SoC for the next RPi.
The RPi is produced on very tight budget, an SoC with many more features need more transistors which needs more wafer area which is the cost driver for chips like this.
If it was a 14nm or 10nm or even made on some of the latest FDSOI processes that are coming out then you would have a lower cost/transistor and hence be able to have a more capable SoC for the RPi for the same cost.
I think this is why it was said recently that SoC development for the RPi had hit a wall and the RPi 4 would take a couple years to come out.
It certainly would be a win for the STB dev's to have the same hardwre/support as the RPi
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Originally posted by LoveRPi View Posthttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-dev-board-for
Pretty much a next generation Pi without the proprietary Broadcom stuff.
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Originally posted by LoveRPi View Posthttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-dev-board-for
Pretty much a next generation Pi without the proprietary Broadcom stuff.
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Well this does look promising as a future Pi route, if the existing family of chips is not getting developed further. 28nm is a very cheap process now, so the price might be reasonable, especially if it integrates a bit more onto the die like Ethernet and more USB, amongst others. Maybe there will be a $45 Raspberry Pi Pro in 2018 if we're lucky, otherwise 2019.
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Originally posted by LoveRPi View Posthttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-dev-board-for
Pretty much a next generation Pi without the proprietary Broadcom stuff.
This card was already talked about; "Libre" here is used somewhat liberally.
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