I don&#x27;t understand the real value in this.  They take a bunch of BGA parts + passives and put the dies in a bigger BGA that approaches the same PCB area?<p>If someone has the manufacturing capability to put down one integrated BGA part, then they have the capability of putting down the DRAM and processors just the same as well as the 0201s or whatever passives to support it.<p>Only thing it seems to do is enable quicker prototyping by avoiding having to get things like the DDR memory traces correct.  And a shorter BOM.<p>On the flip side, single source supplier, fewer memory options, fewer chip configuration options, etc. Places with the manufacturing capability of BGAs and 0201 probably aren&#x27;t distracted much by 50(guess?) additional BOM line items and the reels of parts to realize that.<p>Also, how many hackers are actually putting down BGAs like this when you can buy a properly routed, tested and assembled BeagleBone for so cheap?  I know a few are, but they are the 0.1% perhaps?  All the makers are rocking Arduinos and Raspberry Pis and can&#x27;t even spell B-G-A.<p>I was initially intrigued thinking it was considerably smaller, but it doesn&#x27;t appear so. [0][1]<p>Anyone have a different take on this?<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.digikey.com&#x2F;Web%20Export&#x2F;techzone&#x2F;microcontroller&#x2F;article-2013june-life-after-pi-fig2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.digikey.com&#x2F;Web%20Export&#x2F;techzone&#x2F;microcontroller...</a>
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