TechInsights Teardown: Roku Streambar Pro

Entertainment streaming has become huge business. The fact that every entertainment organization has their own streaming network is proof of that and this doesn’t include the variety of businesses that are not tied to a larger corporation.

Not surprisingly, how to view this streaming content has become just as big of a deal with numerous ways to stream available to homeowners for laptops, televisions and other viewing platforms.

Roku is one of the largest vendors developing streaming decks that come as small as a USB storage device and as large as its Roku Streambar Pro — a device designed to provide a more enjoyable experience for hardcore streaming consumers.

The following is a partial deep dive into the streaming device by TechInsights.

Summary

• Remote controller, voice control
• 1GB DDR3 SDRAM
• Quad-core set-top box system-on-chip

Availability: Global

Price: $179.99

Release date: May 2021

Target market: Consumer

The main board of the Roku Streambar Pro features the main memory and the applications processor of the streaming smart speaker. Source: TechInsights

Main board

The main board inside the Roku Streambar Pro smart speaker includes the main quad-core set-top box SoC from MStar Semiconductor and the SLC NAND flash memory from Kioxia. Other components include:

• Texas Instruments’ SPDT analog switch, dual inverter gate, power distribution switch and class-D audio amplifier
• Samsung’s 512MB SDRAM memory
• Fitipower’s adjustable charge pump
• Realtek’s 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/h/ac

(Learn more about memory chips on Globalspec.com)

The remote-control board includes the electronic components needed to power the remote control. Source: TechInsights

Remote control board

The remote-control board includes the analog switch and step-down DC-DC converter from TI and the dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.0 SoC controller from Realtek.

The PSU board features controllers and discretes needed for the streaming smart speaker. Source: TechInsights

PSU board

The PSU IC board includes several control components such as:

• Semipower Electronic Technology’s power MOSFET
• JSMC’s power MOSFET
• On-bright’s PWM controller

(Learn more about discrete components on Globalspec.com)

The main components found inside the Roku Streambar Pro smart speaker. Source: TechInsights

Manufacturing cost breakdown

• $64.78 — Other subsystems
• $29.21 — Non-electronic parts
• $17.86 — Integrated circuits
• $7.74 — Modules, discretes and connectors
• $3.11 — Component insertion
• $1.85 — Substrates
• $1.84 — Final assembly and test
• $0.93 — Card test