Post on 12-Aug-2020
MULTICORE PLATFORMS FOR
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS
FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS, IMAGING, MACHINE VISION,
AUDIO, VOICE, VIDEO, AND SAFETY-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
Your interface with the world. The i.MX series fundamentally redefines application processors
and fuels change in ways you never imagined. i.MX B takes Flight.
The series delivers high performance as standard, supporting advanced neural network processing,
integrated graphics, machine vision, video/audio, voice, and safety-critical applications.
Processors include single-, dual-, and quad-core families based on the Arm® Cortex®
architecture-including combined Cortex-A72, Cortex-A53, Cortex-A35,
and Cortex-M4 based processors.
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The new i.MX B processor series builds on 15+ years of cutting-edge technology, robust
software, and broad ecosystem support to continue the NXP tradition of helping customers find
the right balance between performance and power, all while offering solutions that are scalable,
safe and secure. The high-quality i.MX application processors provide secure, long-lasting
solutions with a product longevity of 10-15 years minimum. This series includes the i.MX BM,
i.MX BX, and i.MX B families which are software-compatible and supported by Android'", Linux®,
ONX, Green Hills, FreeRTOS and other third-party commercial operating systems.
�� Product Longevity
i.MX B FAMILY
Advanced graphics, vision, and CPU performance @© i.MX BX FAMILY
Safety certifiable and efficient performance @© i.MX BM FAMILY
Advanced computing, audio, video and voice
i.MX 8 SERIES
PERFORMANCE, POWER, SCALABILITY, SECURITY, LONGEVITY
The i.MX B series builds on more than 15 years of i.MX innovation, cutting-edge technology,
and broad ecosystem support.
Everything is designed to help find exactly the right balance of performance and power while offering
solutions that are scalable, safe, and secure. i.MX application processors also bring you an impressive
product longevity of 10-15 years, minimum.
Flexibility and Longevity
• The i.MX Band i.MX BX have common software
and hardware architectures with 70% IP design
reuse and pin compatibility.
• When designing with i.MX, you can depend on the
quality of the product and the stable, consistent
supply of product for embedded designs.
• i.MX BM series processors are industrial and
consumer qualified, while the i.MX BX and i.MX B
families are also automotive qualified.
• i.MX B Development Tools are widely available
for evaluation and development using Linux or
Android Board Support Packages (BSP).
TARGET APPLICATIONS
Building control Consumer electronics Healthcare Instrument clusters
Multi-media devices Streaming
audio and video Voice assist/control
Automotive electronic
cockpit
TECHNOLOGIES
Advanced security Al, machine
learning and vision
Industrial automation
HMI solutions
Infotainment
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Advanced media processing
Secure domain partitioning
Dedicated vision processing engine
i.MX 8X APPLICATIONSPROCESSOR FAMILYHIGH RELIABILITY AND SAFETY; EFFICIENT, CERTIFIABLE PERFORMANCE
Built with a high-level of integration, the i.MX 8X family supports graphics, video, image
processing, audio, and voice functions. This is the ideal processor family for safety-certifiable
and efficient performance requirements.
The i.MX 8X family includes the i.MX 8QuadXPlus, i.MX 8DualXPlus and i.MX 8DualX.
i.MX 8X shares common subsystems and architecture from the higher end i.MX 8 family.
This gives developers an unmatched range of cost-performance scaling with pin–compatible
options and the highest level of software reuse.
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i.MX SM APPLICATIONS
PROCESSOR FAMILY
INDUSTRY-LEADING SCALABLE AUDIO, VOICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING
The i.MX 8M family combines high-performance computing with industry-leading audio,
voice and video capabilities. Devices in this family enable up to 4K High Definition (HD) video
streaming, 1080p video encode and decode, professional audio quality, speech recognition,
Al, machine vision, machine learning and edge computing.
The i.MX 8M family uses advanced technology such as the 14LPC FinFET process presenting
great power efficiency and enhanced system reliability.
Subsystem i.MX SM Quad i.MXSM Mini Quad
Main CPU 2 x or 4 x Cortex-A53 @ 1 x, 2 x or 4 x A53 @ 1 .6-
1.5 GHz, 1 MB L2 1.8 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache
Microcontroller Cortex-M4 266 MHz Cortex-M4 400 MHz
DDR 32-bit/16-bit LPDDR4/DDR4/DDR3L
3D, 2D (4 shaders) -
GPU OpenGL ES 2.0/3.0/3.1, 3D, 2D (1 shader) OpenGL
Vulkan, OpenCL 1.2 / ES 2.0 / 1080p media UI
Machine Learning
Display Interfaces 1 x MIPI-DSI, HDMI 2.0a Tx
1 x MIPI-DSI (ARC) + eDP
Video Decode 4Kp60 HEVC H.265, 1080p60 HEVC H.265,
VP9, H.264 VP9, H.264, VP8
Video Encode - 1080p60 H.264, VP8
6 x SAi (10Tx + 14Rx 5 x SAi (12Tx + 16Rx
Audio Interface external 12S lanes)
external 12S lanes),
DSD512, PDM input
Camera Interface 2 x MIPI-CSI (4-lanes each) 1 x MIPI-CSI (4-lanes)
USB 2 x USB3.0 Type C 2 x USB2.0
PCle 2 x PCle 2.0 1 x PCle 2.0
Ethernet 1 x GbE
SDIO/eMMC 2 x SDIO/eMMC II3 x SDIO/eMMC
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Key Features
High performance at low power
• Advanced process technology node delivers much lower
leakage than standard technology
• Scalable power using mobile power architecture
• Single-, dual-, or quad-core Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.8 GHz;
• Heterogeneous multicore processing with Cortex-M4
running up to 400+ MHz; offload tasks, optimize power,
increase security
Best-in-class multimedia performance
• Up to 4K video decoding in h.265, h.264,
VP9 with high dynamic range (HRD)
• Up to 1080p60 video encoding (H.264, VP8) using parallel
VPU engine enables video transcode applications (video calling)
• High-performance 3D graphic processing unit (GPU)
• Highest levels of pro audio fidelity with 32-bit@ 384 KHz,
up to 32-ch. TDM and DSD512 support
Multiple high-speed interfaces
• PCle with L 1 low power substates enabling
high-performing Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® solutions
• Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 and multiple SDIO interfaces
• Display: HDMI 2.0a (up 4K), MIPI-DSI (4 lanes) (720p60)
• Enabling Vision: 2 x MIPI-CSI (4-lanes) -
Support 1080p30, 720p60, VGA at 60 fps 11
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i.MX 8 Series:
For more information please visit
www.nxp.com/imx8
Document number: IMX8SERAPPBR REV 0
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