Early data says Microsoft's (MSFT 2.44%) Surface tablets are selling well. From Beijing, China to New York City's Times Square, browsers and buyers converged to take a closer look at Mr. Softy's answer to the iPad. Microsoft sold out ore-orders of the device shortly after offering it online.
Who wins if sales continue at this pace? Tech repair site iFixit has released a teardown of the Surface that reveals a list of component suppliers that could benefit if Microsoft's tablet becomes a genuine hit:
- NVIDIA (NVDA 2.13%), whose 1.4 GHz Tegra 3 processor provides the brains on the tablet.
- Micron Technology (MU +0.59%), whose chipset imbues the Surface with 2 GB of RAM.
- Texas Instruments (TXN 1.49%), which supplies power management.
- Marvell Technology (MRVL 2.90%), which supplies wireless capability.
- Cypress Semiconductor (CY +0.00%), whose capacitive controller enables the Surface's touchscreen.
Of these suppliers, only Texas Instruments figured prominently in supplying components for the new iPad. Apple (AAPL 1.45%) began taking pre-orders of the iPad Mini on Friday. The low-end Black & Slate edition sold out within 35 hours.
