I am planning on carrying out a design using the CP2102 Interface IC. The cheapest price I can source (for bulk purchase of 1500 parts) is from Digikey at 2.34$/piece. A price of 2.34$ is approximately 151 Indian rupees.
However, CP2102 modules (with usb connectors etc.) are available on ebay India for prices as low as 162 Indian Rupees. How do they do get such ridculously low prices? I can't even imagine competing against such prices. So any ideas on how prices can be reduced? Any experiences?
Answer
The cheapest you can find at digikey is still pretty far from the cheapest you can actually buy it because you are still going through a distributor.
If you want to actually buy it cheaply, you go to silicon labs or the fabrication plant directly. For instance, they can be ordered for about 85 cents each in quantities of 100 on alibaba.
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