NXP Debuts i.MX Applications Processor with Dedicated Neural Processing Unit for Advanced Machine Learning at the Edge
07 January 2020 - 4:00AM
(CES 2020) – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:
NXPI) today expanded its industry-leading EdgeVerse portfolio with
the i.MX 8M Plus application processor – the first i.MX family to
integrate a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for advanced
machine learning inference at the industrial and IoT
(Internet-of-Things) edge.
The i.MX 8M Plus combines a high-performance NPU delivering 2.3
TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second) with a Quad-core Arm® Cortex-A53
sub-system running at up to 2GHz, an independent real-time
sub-system with an 800MHz Cortex-M7, a high-performance 800 MHz
audio DSP for voice and natural language processing, dual camera
Image Signal Processors (ISP), and a 3D GPU for rich graphics
rendering. With the combination of high-performance Cortex-A53
cores and NPU, edge devices will be able to make intelligent
decisions locally by learning and inferring inputs with little or
no human intervention. The range of applications made possible with
the cost-effective i.MX 8M Plus spans people and object recognition
for public safety, industrial machine vision, robotics, hand
gesture, and emotion detection with natural language processing for
seamless human-to-device interaction with ultra-fast response time
and high accuracy.
“The edge is the perfect destination to deploy machine learning
applications, especially as technology advancements are enabling
accurate localized decision-making,” said Martyn Humphries, vice
president and general manager of i.MX application processors for
consumer and industrial markets at NXP. “With the i.MX 8M Plus we
are enabling leading companies to transform the ‘smart’ edge to an
‘intelligent’ edge in the consumer and industrial IoT marketplace,
and we look forward with great excitement to the innovative
products they will be introducing based on this new trendsetting
solution.”
Driving an Intelligent Breed of Edge Devices with
Immersive Multi-media
Built in advanced 14nm LPC FinFET process technology, the NXP
i.MX 8M Plus can execute multiple, highly-complex neural networks
simultaneously, such as multi-object identification, speech
recognition of 40,000+ English words, and medical imaging. For
example, the powerful NPU is capable of processing MobileNet v1, a
popular image classification network, at over 500 images per
second.
Developers can off-load machine learning inference functions to
the NPU, allowing the high-performance Cortex-A and Cortex-M cores,
DSP, and GPUs to execute other system-level or user applications
tasks. The vision pipeline is anchored by dual integrated ISPs that
support two high-definition cameras for real-time stereo vision or
a single 12 MPixel resolution camera and includes High Dynamic
Range (HDR) and fisheye lens correction. These features enable
real-time image processing applications such as surveillance, smart
retail applications, robot vision, and home health monitors.
To enable voice applications, the i.MX 8M Plus integrates a
high-performance HiFi 4 DSP that enhances natural language
processing with pre- and post-processing of voice streams. The
powerful Cortex-M7 domain can be used to run real-time response
systems while the applications processor domain executes complex
non-real-time applications to reduce the overall system-level power
consumption by turning off the application processor domain while
keeping only the Cortex-M domain alive for wake word detection. The
i.MX 8M Plus extends advanced multimedia, and video processing with
a system that can compress multiple video feeds using the H.265 or
H.264 HD video encoder and decoder for cloud streaming or local
storage and a rich user experience enabled by 3D/2D graphics, and
Immersiv3D audio with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X®.
Elevating Intelligence for Industrial IoT
The i.MX 8M Plus advances industrial productivity and automation
with machines that can inspect, measure, precisely identify
objects, and enable predictive maintenance by accurately detecting
anomalies in machine operation. In addition, the factory
human-machine interfaces can be made more intuitive and secure by
combining accurate face recognition with voice/command recognition
and even gesture recognition. Supporting Industry 4.0 IT/OT
convergence, the i.MX 8M Plus integrates Gigabit Ethernet with
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), which combined with Arm Cortex® M7
real-time processing provides deterministic wired network
connectivity and processing. NXP also offers tailor-made, optimized
Plus Power Management Solutions PMIC (PCA9450C) to support the i.MX
8M Plus.
To meet the high quality and reliability standards required for
industrial applications, the i.MX 8M Plus features Error Correction
Code (ECC) for internal memories and the DDR interface. The family
is expected to be qualified to meet the stringent industrial
temperature range (-40C to 105C ambient), power-on profile (100
percent power-on), and is planned to be part of NXP’s industry-best
longevity commitment (15 years).
Product Availability and Demonstration
NXP is sampling the i.MX 8M Plus applications processors to
customers now. The company will showcase its i.MX applications
processor families at CES 2020 in its booth, CP-18, in Las Vegas
between January 8-11.
For more information, please contact a local NXP sales
representative.
NXP CES 2020 Press Kit: https://media.nxp.com/press-kit
About NXP Semiconductors NXP Semiconductors
N.V. enables secure connections for a smarter world, advancing
solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As the world
leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications,
NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial & IoT,
mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. Built on more
than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has
approximately 30,000 employees in more than 30 countries and posted
revenue of $9.41 billion in 2018. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
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their respective owners. ARM and Cortex are trademarks or
registered trademarks of ARM Ltd or its subsidiaries in the EU
and/or elsewhere. All rights reserved. © 2020 NXP B.V.
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