Analysis
Eleven consumer tablets based on Freescale processors - One could be your this Christmas
Already the market share leader in the vibrant eReader space, Freescale Semiconductor is quickly making inroads with a broad array of tablet manufacturers, ranging from highly recognised consumer electronics brands to a growing number of Chinese “white box” tablet manufacturers. Eleven tablet products available this holiday shopping season are based on processors from Freescale – more than from any other semiconductor supplier.
Whil“Freescale has experienced significant demand from tablet OEMs around the world as they prepared products for the 2010 holiday shopping season,” said Glen Burchers, director of Marketing for Freescale’s Consumer Segment. “Freescale’s signature blend of performance, energy efficiency and cost-optimised embedded processing is proving attractive for a range of tablet OEMs.”
While the majority of Freescale-powered tablets are intended for popular consumer Internet activities, such as browsing, social networking, shopping and consuming online content, several of the designs are intended for other uses, signaling that the form factor is evolving and segmenting to meet additional market requirements. For example, one Freescale-based 7-inch tablet serves as a browser-equipped touch screen controller for a premium connected color printer, while two others are marketed as 5.5-inch and 10-inch color eReaders that also feature a color touch screen, web browsing and social networking capabilities.
Several of the Freescale-powered tablets available today also incorporate analog power management products from Freescale.