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Not in many cases. Things like Bluetooth and WiFi chips have a simple CPU and then lot of custom digital logical and fancy RF components on the die. The CPU is
by abainbridge 10y ago
Not in many cases. Things like Bluetooth and WiFi chips have a simple CPU and then lot of custom digital logical and fancy RF components on the die. The CPU is only a small part of the design, both physically in the amount of area it takes up and also of the amount of engineering effort that goes into it. Correspondingly, it represents a small part of the value to the customer. Obviously the customer wanted a good CPU, but there are lots of relatively cheap ways to obtain a good enough small CPU.
When I worked at Cambridge Silicon Radio, we'd license in various bits of IP like the USB. We might pay more for that than a small ARM core would cost.