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Raspberry Pi launches $30 Smart Display Module. September 29, 2026 18:00 Raspberry Pi has officially unveiled its new Smart Display Module, a cost-effective solution designed to transform compatible commercial displays into intelligent digital signage devices. Priced at just $30, this module promises to bring high-quality 4K video playback and enhanced functionality to a wide range of commercial screens. A new era for digital signage. Developed in collaboration with Sharp Display Solutions (Europe), the Smart Display Module is engineered to work seamlessly with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5). This integration allows businesses to easily upgrade existing Intel SDM (Smart Display Module) compliant commercial displays. The primary function of the module is to enable low-power, high-performance digital signage applications, offering a significant upgrade for businesses looking to enhance their customer-facing displays. Key features and capabilities. The Smart Display Module boasts several impressive features: * 4K Video Playback: The module is capable of delivering crisp and clear 4K video content, ensuring a visually engaging experience for viewers. * Fanless Design: Designed for reliability and quiet operation, the module features a fanless construction, making it suitable for various environments where noise is a concern. * M.2 Expansion Slot: A built-in M.2 slot provides significant flexibility, allowing users to connect additional hardware such as AI accelerators or dedicated processors like the Hailo-8 AI processor. This opens up possibilities for more advanced applications, including real-time content analysis and personalized advertising. * Integrated Interfaces: The module comes equipped with essential power, video, audio, and data interfaces, simplifying the integration process with commercial displays. * Compatibility: It is specifically designed to be compatible with Intel SDM-compliant commercial displays, targeting a large existing market of business-ready screens. Empowering developers and businesses. The introduction of the Smart Display Module represents a strategic move by Raspberry Pi to expand its reach into the commercial sector. By leveraging the power and flexibility of the Compute Module 5, this new product offers a compelling alternative to traditional digital signage solutions. The affordable price point of $30 makes it an accessible option for businesses of all sizes, from small retailers to large enterprises. The ability to add AI capabilities through the M.2 slot is particularly noteworthy. This allows for the development of smarter digital signage that can react to its environment, analyze audience engagement, and deliver more targeted content. Such advancements are crucial in today's competitive retail and advertising landscape, where personalized experiences can significantly impact customer behavior and sales. Furthermore, the collaboration with Sharp Display Solutions underscores the module's professional-grade design and performance. This partnership ensures that the product meets the demanding standards of the commercial display market, offering reliability and high-quality output. Looking ahead. The Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module is poised to make a significant impact on the digital signage industry. Its combination of affordability, performance, and expandability provides a powerful toolkit for developers and businesses aiming to create dynamic and interactive visual experiences. As the demand for smarter, more engaging displays continues to grow, this $30 module from Raspberry Pi is set to become a popular choice for upgrading commercial screens worldwide.

Raspberry Pi H1 earnings call highlights. Raspberry Pi (LON:RPI) reported record first-half revenue and profitability for 2026, supported by higher unit shipments, price increases tied to memory costs and demand for higher-value products. The company shipped 4.2 million units during the period, while its customer order backlog more than doubled to 2.6 million units at the end of June from 600,000 at the end of 2025. Chief Executive Officer Eben Upton described the period as "an exceptional first half," saying the company maintained product availability despite a difficult supply-chain environment. He said Raspberry Pi's diversified DRAM supplier base helped it keep products in production, while the business also released five new products and platform updates during the half. Profitability rises on pricing and inventory benefits. Chief Financial Officer Richard Boult said overall unit volumes rose 17%, including 26% growth in direct units manufactured through the company's factory partnership with Sony in Wales. Demand was particularly strong for Compute Modules and Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 boards, which Boult characterized as higher-margin and higher-value products. Revenue increased by more than 90%, helped by both volume growth and a roughly 42% increase in average selling prices. Raspberry Pi raised prices to reflect increased memory costs, though Boult said demand remained strong for 4GB and 8GB versions of Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5. Gross profit rose 79% year over year to £59 million from £33 million, while adjusted EBITDA increased to £40.3 million from £19.4 million in the first half of 2025. Gross profit per board climbed 53% to $12.20 from $8, which Boult attributed to price increases, the sales mix and the use of memory inventory acquired at lower prices near the end of 2025. However, Boult said the benefit of lower-cost inventory had "probably been largely consumed" by the middle of the year. He said profit per unit is expected to decline in the second half as the cost of inventory moves closer to prevailing market prices. Accessories also contributed to the performance. Gross profit from accessories rose 90% to £7.8 million, or about $1.90 per board sold, above the company's target of $1 per board. The company cited demand for cameras, SD cards, displays and AI HAT products developed with Hailo. Memory purchases support production plans. Raspberry Pi increased investment in inventory, with £106 million of inventory purchases related to DRAM at the end of June. The company said it had nearly three months of inventory at that point and has continued to add to its holdings, giving it confidence that it can meet production plans through the remainder of 2026 and into the first quarter of 2027. The company expanded committed banking facilities to £140 million in early July. Boult said the additional funding gives Raspberry Pi flexibility to purchase inventory when opportunities arise, including to secure supply and favorable pricing. The company expects debt levels of roughly £40 million to £50 million in the second half, though it may use further available facility headroom for additional strategic inventory purchases. Raspberry Pi has expanded its memory supplier base to approximately seven companies from two a year ago. It has also used engineering changes to support additional memory configurations, including a 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 variant aimed at OEM customers seeking an intermediate-density option. Product, commercial and operational investments continue. During the half, Raspberry Pi introduced the second-generation AI HAT+ 2 accessory, which Upton said adds support for generative AI capabilities, including smaller language models, vision-language models and newer vision architectures. The company also continued to update its Raspberry Pi Connect IoT cloud platform, with Upton saying adoption has grown for both its free service and paid Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations offering. The company appointed Tim Mamtora as its first chief operating officer in March. Upton said Mamtora's team is developing repeatable processes intended to support growth while maintaining Raspberry Pi's engineering-led culture. The company has also made targeted hires in engineering, operations, finance, enterprise sales and application engineering. Raspberry Pi is working with Sony to increase manufacturing capacity to 1 million units per month. Upton said the company expects to see the full benefit of related co-investments during the fourth quarter. The company also highlighted expanding OEM opportunities in smart-home, aerospace and defense markets. Upton said supply-chain constraints have prompted some prospective customers to approach Raspberry Pi after other modular-platform suppliers or internal engineering teams struggled to secure components. Outlook calls for higher second-half volumes. Management expects second-half unit volumes to exceed those of the first half as it works to reduce the 2.6 million-unit backlog toward levels seen at the beginning of the year. Upton said the backlog was "verging on unhealthily large," and the company is focused on improving fulfillment rather than eliminating the backlog entirely. Raspberry Pi expects full-year adjusted EBITDA to exceed market estimates despite the anticipated moderation in unit economics. In the question-and-answer session, Boult said analyst consensus before the presentation appeared to be in a range of roughly £60 million to £65 million. The company said it has enough DRAM in hand and on secure order to meet requirements for the rest of 2026 and into 2027. Boult added that positive free cash flow is likely to depend on an easing in the memory market, as current inventory levels remain cash-intensive. Upton also said the semiconductor business is a key part of Raspberry Pi's longer-term strategy. Following a strong July and a record August for RP2350 microcontroller sales, he said the company aims eventually to build silicon volumes into the hundreds of millions of units annually. Raspberry Pi taped out its next-generation semiconductor product during the second half and expects to receive it back at the start of next year. Separately, Boult said he will be succeeded as CFO by Tim Powell at the end of the following month. About Raspberry Pi (LON:RPI). Its mission is to put high-performance, low-cost, general-purpose computing platforms in the hands of engineers and enthusiasts all over the world. 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UK's Raspberry Pi posts record first half on strong industrial demand. Published on 09/24/2026 at 03:26 am EDT - Modified on 09/24/2026 at 03:29 am EDT Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Raspberry Pi reported record first-half revenue and core profit growth on Thursday and maintained an upbeat annual outlook, as strong pricing and industrial demand helped it weather soaring memory-chip costs. Shares in the Cambridge-based maker of single-board computers rose 15% in early trade, their biggest one-day gain since June 5. Here are some details: o Adjusted core profit more than doubled to $40.3 million in the six months to June 30, and revenue jumped 90% to $256.9 million o Performance was driven by robust demand from its industrial and original equipment manufacturer customer base, which uses its credit-card-sized computers in everything from factory automation and robotics to medical devices o Unit volumes are expected to be higher in the second half, thanks to strong demand o It said it has sufficient memory inventory to meet its FY2026 production goals, while making strategic purchases for 2027 o Raspberry Pi reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook o It reiterated that its per-unit profitability will "moderate" as its stockpile of cheaper memory chips, secured in 2025, runs down. o CEO Eben Upton said Raspberry Pi was broadening its supplier base and adding production capacity with Sony to navigate memory shortages. (Reporting by Amna Mariyam in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) (C) Reuters - 2026