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Tablets have become a ubiquitous means of entertainment and work use for many consumers. They are used for anything from watching movies to payment processing to using them for warehouses and even doctor’s offices.
There is no other bigger player in the game of tablets than Apple that much like the smartphone revolutionized the format with the original Apple iPad and continues to improve upon the form factor with the latest generation of its iPad Air, the thinner version of the original iPad that also is cheaper on the market.
The following is a partial deep dive into the Apple iPad Air conducted from TechInsights.
Summary
- 10.87-inch TFT touchscreen
- 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM
- 12 MP wide-angle front camera
- 12 MP ultra-wide-angle rear camera
Released: May 2024
Price: $699.00
Target market: Consumer electronics
Availability: Worldwide
Main board
The main board of the Apple iPad Air is the heart of the consumer electronics device with the Micron 4 GB mobile SDRAM and the SanDisk 256 GB 3D TLC NAND flash. Other electronic components include:
- Bosch Sensortec’s six-axis MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope
- Apple’s M2 64-bit octa-core applications processor and power management ICs
- Analog Devices’ audio power amplifier
- Texas Instruments’ Boost converter, operational amplifier, four-bit bus translator, single two-input positive OR gate and one-bit bidirectional voltage-level transistor
- Nexperia’s voltage lever transistor and one-bit bidirectional voltage-level transistor
- STMicroelectronics’ authentication IC
- Broadcom’s 3D touch controller
- Winbond’s serial flash memory
- NXP Semiconductors’ USB redriver
(Learn more about circuit protection devices on Globalspec.com)
Microphone flex board
The microphone flex is a small board that is attached to the main board and used to hear what a user is saying to the tablet. The main component on the board is Knowles’ MEMS Microphone.
(Learn more about MEMS devices at Globalspec.com)
12 MP wide-angle rear camera
The wide-angle rear camera board inside the Apple iPad Air contains the following components:
- Sony’s 12 MP BSI image sensor
- Rohm’s autofocus motor drive
(Learn more about sensor chips on Globalspec.com)
Major components
- $111.13 — 64 octa-core applications processor — Apple (Qty: 1)
- $84.49 — 60 Hz display/touchscreen subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $54.58 — Main frame (Qty: 1)
- $36.29 — 256 GB 3D TLC Nand Flash — SanDisk (Qty: 1)
- $20.56 — 4 GB mobile LPDDR4 SDRAM — Micron (Qty: 2)
- $15.06 — 12 MP wide-angle rear camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $11.42 — 10-layer buildup FR4/HF — Compeq (Qty: 1)
- $10.80 — 12 MP ultra-wide-angle front camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $10.56 — Wi-Fi 6E/Bluetooth 5.3 module (Qty: 1)
- $8.24 — Battery subsystem (Qty: 1)
