I wonder how much IP in the BCM2835 and BCM2836 SoC actually belongs to Broadcom vs 3rd parties?
My understanding is that the BCM2835/BCM2836 production run was dedicated to RasPi, although originally designed for OEM cellphone manufactures.
The figure I heard was that an outsourced SoC costs around $10-20m in licensing and NRE. That is basically go to a company that already has produced SoCs (eg. Samsung) and write a check. Considering that RasPi has sold over 5m units, getting another custom Soc made is not out of reach.
My understanding is that the BCM2835/BCM2836 production run was dedicated to RasPi, although originally designed for OEM cellphone manufactures.
The figure I heard was that an outsourced SoC costs around $10-20m in licensing and NRE. That is basically go to a company that already has produced SoCs (eg. Samsung) and write a check. Considering that RasPi has sold over 5m units, getting another custom Soc made is not out of reach.