iPad 2 carries bill of materials of US$326.60, says IHS iSuppli

With the second-generation iPad, Apple has held the line on the bill of materials (BOM), maintaining virtually the same costs as the first version of the device, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis of the product has revealed. The 32GB NAND flash memory version of the iPad 2 equipped with global system for mobile communications/high-speed packet access (GSM/HSPA) air standard carries a BOM of US$326.6. The 32GB version equipped with the code division multiple access (CDMA) air standard carries a BOM of US$323.25.



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