Category: Freescale

KM Technology Marvell and Freescale based tablets

Posted by – April 16, 2011

They make Marvell and Freescale based tablets.

Cwlinux.com embedded software and hardware solutions

Posted by – April 16, 2011

They provide ARM Powered hardware and software solutions, based on Freescale, Texas Instruments, VIA and other.

Umedia shows a Freescale i.MX53 tablet prototype

Posted by – April 15, 2011

One of the first real i.MX53 tablet prototypes I have seen other than the reference design development kit.

Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker

Posted by – April 12, 2011

See how this small Chinese Android tablet maker makes it happen, how they do it, see UtopiaCN’s boss show his new 10″ Freescale i.MX51 powered Android tablet, with tea and cigarettes, meet the creator of the famous Apad Android Tablets line, he says he was the first to introduce the ipad-copies and that everyone else copied his copies. They specialize in making Freescale i.MX51 and later i.MX53 tablets, and they also have some AmLogic PCBs lying around. Find more information about them and order their products at http://utopiacn.com

Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour

Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer

Posted by – April 12, 2011

The PCB is the motherboard, it includes the ARM Processor, all the main components of an ARM Powered device. The PCB designer designs that PCB according to plan to fit a certain amount of functionality into a given price point. They take the ARM SoC and puts it on a compact motherboard design, one that fits in Android tablets, Smartphones and more. In this video you can see some of the young engineers working at http://richtechie.com on the current and future Freescale i.MX51 and i.MX53 designs that this PCB makers customers want to release to the market.

Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour

NewWay Freescale i.MX515 Capacitive $244 Tablet

Posted by – April 10, 2011

szppm is showing this 9.7″ same quality as iPad1 LG touch screen, based on the Freescale i.MX515 it’s sold for $244 at retail price, thus can be gotten from them for a bunch cheaper in bulk.

Synrgic Dreambook Freescale i.MX515 Android tablet

Posted by – April 9, 2011

Here’s a cheap Android tablet presented by Synrgic at the Shenzhen Electronics Fair.

Seco x86-ARM Cross Platform

Posted by – March 4, 2011

Seco provides cross platform Q7 platforms where users can swap from x86 to ARM Powered seamlessly, with minimum hardware and software porting. They provide Quadmo747-X/T20 for Tegra2, OMAP4, OMAP3, i.MX51 and i.MX28. This way, customers can have as much choice as possible, going from one processor to the other. All board vendors are joining the Q7 board standard, for interoperability in swapping modules.

Mentor Graphics UI tools free for i.MX51/53 customers

Posted by – March 4, 2011

Mentor Graphics provides 3D UI tools on top of Android, customers who use the Freescale i.MX51 or i.MX53 can get access to these tools from Menthor Graphics for free.

Freescale Xtrinsic MAG3110 magnetometer

Posted by – March 4, 2011

Freescale shows their new 3-axis magnetometer at Embedded World 2011 in Nurenberg. In addition, Freescale shows the the Xtrinsic MMA9550L accelerometer with a 32bit microcontroller inside which has nominated for the embedded award.