NXP Accelerates Edge Computing Revolution
February 26 2019 - 3:00AM
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(Embedded World 2018) – NXP Semiconductors
N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today unveiled the i.MX 8M Nano, a
pin-compatible expansion to its popular i.MX 8M applications
processors. The multi-core i.MX 8M Nano is scalable from one, two
or four Arm® Cortex®-A53 cores running up to 1.5GHz plus an Arm
Cortex-M7 that can run up to 600MHz, yet power-optimized for less
than 2W total dynamic power (TDP) and sub-watt in many
Internet-of-Things (IoT) edge applications. The device features
general-purpose 3D graphics (GC7000UL) with support for Vulkan in
high-performance real-time graphics and OpenCL1.2 in advanced
machine learning applications. The i.MX 8M Nano is the first to
provide hardware acceleration for asynchronous sample rate
conversion (ASRC) for up to 32 channels of high-quality audio
streaming with extremely low noise and distortion. With the i.MX 8M
Nano, developers will have access to up to 12 software-compatible
and nine pin-compatible high-performance applications processors
across the i.MX 8M family with support from a fast-expanding
software and hardware developer ecosystem.
“With i.MX 8M Nano, NXP reaffirms leadership in providing
developers with choices,” said Martyn Humphries, vice president and
general manager of i.MX applications processors at NXP. “One size
does not fit all. Our customers need processors that best fit their
applications; that don’t require restarting software and hardware
development with every new product. The introduction of the i.MX 8M
Nano provides greater flexibility as the newest member of the
growing i.MX 8M family, and is specifically optimized for
power-sensitive, high-performance needs of the intelligent
edge.”
“Leviton’s recently announced Decora Voice Dimmer with Amazon
Alexa Built-in, featuring NXP’s high performance i.MX 8M Mini
applications processor adds even more intelligence, combining the
convenience of hands-free voice control and intelligent management
of smart home devices with Leviton’s best-in-class smart lighting
controls without the need for additional hardware,” said Aaron Ard,
Senior Director of Engineering at Leviton. “We’re excited to see
the introduction of the new i.MX 8M Nano as its innovative,
future-proof, pin-compatibility answers our need to continue to
make our solutions accessible to customers at a value they can
appreciate.”
Ideal Combination of Flexibility, High-Performance and
Low Power
NXP’s i.MX 8M Nano is pin-compatible with the i.MX 8M Mini, and
software-compatible with the i.MX 8M, providing customers with
ultimate scalability when designing their system. It also makes it
easy for developers to maximize design and software reuse across
multiple applications. Furthermore, all i.MX 8M processors are
qualified to stringent industrial quality standards, making them
ideal for Industry 4.0 applications.
The i.MX 8M Nano is NXP’s second platform built in advanced 14nm
LPC FinFET technology node that enables high performance at low
power. Power consumption of less than one watt is possible in many
IoT applications even with all four Cortex-A53 cores running,
making it ideal for power-sensitive edge computing applications.
The real-time processing domain powered by high-performance
Cortex-M7 core (up to 600MHz), enables further power reduction
through task offload from Cortex-A cores, power-optimized audio
playback, low-power system-level task monitoring and more.
Cloud Enablement, Tools and Ecosystem
Built upon the decades-long success of NXP’s i.MX 6 and i.MX 7
series of general purpose applications processors, the i.MX 8M
families are fully supported on Linux and Android operating systems
(OS). In addition, NXP and Microsoft are working to bring Azure IoT
Edge to i.MX 8M applications processors across Linux and Windows 10
IoT core OS. As part of this effort, Azure IoT Edge will be enabled
across all i.MX applications processor platforms, and customers can
deploy and manage IoT Edge container applications from the Azure
cloud dashboard. NXP customers will have access to industry's
widest range of applications processors, from i.MX 6 to i.MX 7 and
i.MX 8/8M, that are able to seamlessly connect and harness the full
power of Azure capabilities in their intelligent edge products.
The i.MX 8M families are supported by a fast-growing ecosystem
of software and hardware developers — for example, the i.MX 8M ini
is now supported by over eighteen world-wide board developers
(Embedded Board Systems – EBS – partners). This growing ecosystem
support will extend to i.MX 8M Nano. The Nano development board
(EVK) is a two-board solution that consists of a compact compute
module and a larger base board that brings out the broad
connectivity that is needed for product evaluation. The compute
module is designed to support a variety of memory types (LPDDR4,
DDR4, DDR3L) alongside the i.MX 8M Nano, PMIC, eMMC, and
soldered-down Wi-Fi/BT module for connectivity out of the box. The
same EVK design is used for the i.MX 8M Mini, making it easy for
developers to switch to the compute module that best fits their
product needs.
Availability and Information Sampling in 2Q19.
General sampling and production 4Q19. For more information
visit, www.nxp.com/iMX8Mmini and
www.nxp.com/iMX8Mmini.
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$9.41 billion in 2018. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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