Date: 08/11/2012

$70 BOM tablet reference design from TI and AllGo

Texas Instruments and AllGo Embedded Systems have introduced the new all-in-one Electronic Tablet (eTAB) Reference Design based on the Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor. the eTAB Reference Design has a total BOM of less than $70 and supports the Android 4.0 operating system.

"In today's highly competitive environment, getting to market quickly is essential," said K. Srinivasan, CEO, AllGo Systems. "The Electronic Tablet (eTAB) Reference Design allows developers in industrial markets to quickly customize and differentiate their tablets with minimal risk. The eTAB Reference Design complements our deep expertise in turnkey electronic product design and enables us to provide a one-stop shop to our customers' product development needs."

Other key features include:
800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor
7" dual touch screen capacitive LCD panel
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies
Production ready hardware and software
Power Management IC TPS65910 with 4 DC/DC converters and 8 LDOs

"This Electronic Tablet (eTAB) Reference Design provides developers with a compelling platform to customize their industry-specific applications at a much lower cost than commercial tablets available in the market today," said Ram Sathappan, electronic point-of-sale business manager, TI. "We continue to see tablets being used across multiple industries and because of AllGo Embedded System's support, our customers will be able to take advantage of this out-of-box experience and get to market quickly."