Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Another IPhone Supplier: ST Microelectronics (STM)

This is the company that makes something called the LIS302 accelerometer according to this article. There is nothing like an item that will bring in $2.95 per IPhone sold when the company looks like a real dog according to Sramana Mitra's rundown of the company.
One of the coolest features of the iPhone is the orientation sensor
that detects whether you are holding the phone vertically or horizontally
and automatically changes the display to portrait or landscape. ST Micro is
the supplier for this orientation sensor, also known as the LIS302
accelerometer. Considering the estimated price of $2.95 per unit, the ST
Micro accelerometer accounts for around 1.3% of iPhone’s component
price.



1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Joseph,

I have often offered Guest Columns to other writers on my site, http://www.sramanamitra.com. If you have something that you feel is worthy of sharing with a broader audience, especially one that aligns with my readership, please feel free to ping me at sramana@alum.mit.edu.

Regards,
Sramana