IHS: iPad mini production costs of at least $ 188

According to reports, research firm IHS on Apple's latest iPad mini decomposition studies found that the cost of production of this new product is at least $ 188.

Apple's latest iPad mini began selling last week, this new product line up in the global consumer berserk while, some people buy the iPad mini immediately waterproof test, some people choose to go test it TV remote control functionality, there are some professionals or institutions, such as the research firm IHS can not wait to be split off from the study of the internal structure of the situation.

IHS has just completed iPad mini decomposition research report, concluded that: Pricing starts at $ 329 entry-level model, the 16GB WiFi iPad mini production cost of about $ 188. Other models that cost of production of the 32GB and 64GB version of the iPad mini just to increase the storage capacity and the corresponding increase, but profits increase more. 32GB version iPad mini profit was $ 90 higher than the profits of the 16GB version of the model the 64GB iPad mini profit was $ 162 higher than the profits of the 16GB version of the model.

In addition to the cost of materials, the study also found that the decomposition the iPad mini several important component of the identity of the supplier.

IHS found that LG Display and AU Optronics are iPad mini display components. Display-related components cost about 80 U.S. dollars, accounting for about 43% of the cost of the iPad mini. Who display uses a new technology called GF2, so that the new display is thinner than the previous generation of products. IHS analyst, decomposition research team leader Andrew Rassweiler, yet there are some kind of new technology manufacturing problem, so the production cost of the display is still relatively high. But with the improvement of the manufacturing process, the production cost of the display will gradually down.

Samsung and Apple has been engaged in patent litigation war, but it is still Apple A5 processor manufacturers.

However, it is said that Apple has begun to buy from other vendors components. Previous generations of iOS devices, memory chips and displays have been procured from Samsung, now seem to be procured from other suppliers. Apple iPhone 5 release earlier this year, seems to fit this situation.

IHS Decomposition of the iPad mini sample configuration Hynix Semiconductor production of flash memory chips, system memory is supplied by Japan's Elpida. IHS said memory chip materials cost about $ 15.50.

Andrew Rassweiler, other components of the iPad mini with the previous generation of products. Cirrus Logic provides an audio chip, STMicroelectronics accelerometer to detect the iPad movement of the. As with previous generations of iOS devices iPad mini's camera vendor identity remains a puzzling mystery. Broadcom provides for iPad mini wireless chip, integrated into a composite wireless module from Murata Manufacturing.