i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors

i.MX 8M - Advanced Audio, Voice, and Video Processing

The i.MX 8M family of applications processors provide industry-leading audio, voice, and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and mobile computers.

Features

• 4x or 2x Cortex-A53, 1x Cortex-M4F
• DDR: 32-bit/16-bit LPDDR4/DDR4/DDR3L
• GPU: 3D, 2D (4 shaders) - OpenGL® ES 2.0/3.0/3.1, Vulkan®, OpenCL™ 1.2
• Display interfaces: 1 x MIPI-DSI, HDMI 2.0a Tx (ARC) + eDP
• Video decode: 4Kp60 HEVC H.265, VP9, H.264
• Audio interface: 6 x SAi (10Tx + 14Rx external 12S lanes)
• Camera interface: 2 x MIPI-CSI (4-lanes each)
• 2 x USB3.0 Type C
• 2 x PCle 2.0
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
• 2 x SDIO/eMMC

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Datasheets: i.MX 8M for Industrial Products | i.MX 8M for Consumer Products

i.MX 8M Mini - Embedded Consumer and Industrial Applications

The i.MX 8M Mini is NXP’s first embedded multicore applications processor built using advanced 14LPC FinFET process technology, providing more speed and improved power efficiency. With commercial and industrial level qualification and backed by NXP’s product longevity program, the i.MX 8M Mini family may be used in any general purpose industrial and IoT application.

Features

• 4x, 2x or 1x Cortex-A53, 1x Cortex-M4F
• DDR: 32-bit/16-bit LPDDR4/DDR4/DDR3L
• GPU: 3D, 2D (1 shader) OpenGL® ES 2.0 / 1080p media UI
• Display interfaces: 1 x MIPI-DSI
• Video decode: 1080p60 HEVC H.265, VP9, H.264, VP8
• Video encode: 1080p60 H.264, VP8
• Audio interface: 5 x SAi (12Tx + 16Rx external 12S lanes), DSD512, PDM input
• Camera interface: 1 x MIPI-CSI (4-lanes)
• 2 x USB2.0
• 1 x PCle 2.0
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
• 3 x SDIO/eMMC

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Datasheets: i.MX 8M Mini for Industrial Products | i.MX 8M Mini for Consumer Products

i.MX 8M Nano – Embedded Consumer and Industrial Applications

The i.MX 8M Nano is pin compatible to the i.MX 8M Mini and a scalable addition to the popular i.MX 8M Family. With high performance and power-efficiency, the i.MX 8M Nano can be used for general consumer and industrial applications.

Features

• 1 x or 2 x or 4 x Cortex-A53, 1x Cortex-M7
• DDR: 16-bit LPDDR4/DDR4/DDR3L
• GPU: 3D GPU (2x shader, OpenGL®ES 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.2, Vulkan®)
• Display Interface: 1 x MIPI-DSI
• Audio interface: 5 x SAI (10Tx + 10Rx external I2 S lanes); DSD512; ASRC
• Camera interface: 1 x MIPI-CSI
• 1x USB 2.0
• 3x SDIO/EMMC
• 1x Gigabit Ethernet

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Datasheets: i.MX 8M Nano Applications Processor for Industrial Products | i.MX 8M Nano Applications Processor for Consumer Products

i.MX 8X - Safety Certifiable and Efficient 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.

Features

• 4x Cortex-A35, 1x Cortex-M4F
• Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP
• DDR: 32-bit DDR3L (ECC option)/32-bit LPDDR4 (no ECC)
• GPU: 1 x GC7000Lite
• VPU: 4k h.265 dec, 1080p h.264 enc/dec
• 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with AVB
• USB with PHY: 1 x USB 3.0 (can be used as USB 2.0) and 1 x USB 2.0

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Datasheets: i.MX 8DualX | i.MX 8QuadXPlus and 8DualXPlus

i.MX 8 – Advanced Graphics, Performance and Virtualization

Built to support advanced graphics, vision and performance, the i.MX 8 family enables broad-based applications in the embedded automotive and industrial markets.

Features

• 2x Cortex-A72, 4x Cortex A-53, 2x Cortex-M4F
• 1x Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP
• DDR: LPDDR4-1600
• GPU: 16 Vec4-Shader GPU (32 compute units OpenGL* ES 3.2 and Vulkan* Support Hardware Tessellation and Geometry Shading)
• VPU: 4k H.265 decode, 1080 p H.264 encode/decode
• 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with AVB 
• 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 with PHY

Safety Certified Features

• Fast multi-OS platform deployment via advanced full-chip hardware virtualization and domain protection
• Deploy rich, fully-independent graphics content across 4x HD screens or 1x 4K screen
• Ensure all displays are always-on via SafeAssure® Fail-over capable Display Controllers
• Recognition interactivity via a powerful vision pipeline and audio processing subsystem
• Rapidly deploy multiple products by utilizing pin & power compatible packages and software friendly copy-exact IP blocks
• Android™, Linux®, FreeRTOS™, QNX™, Green Hills®, Dornerworks XEN™
• Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 3 (-40° to 125° C Tj), Industrial (-40° to 105° C Tj), Consumer (-20° to 105° C Tj)
• Fully supported on NXP’s 10 and 15-year Longevity Program

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Datasheets: i.MX 8QuadMax | i.MX 8QuadPlus

i.MX 8M Plus – Machine Learning, Advanced Vision, Advanced multimedia and Industrial automation with high reliability 

The i.MX 8M Plus family focuses on machine learning and vision, advanced multimedia, and industrial IoT with high reliability. It is built to meet the needs of Smart Home, Building, City and Industry 4.0 applications.

Features

• 2x or 4x Cortex®-A53, 1x Cortex-M7
• Neural Processing Unit (NPU) with 2.3 TOP/s performance
• Tensilica® HiFi 4 Audio DSP
• DDR: LPDDR4-4000, DDR4-3200, inline ECC on DDR bus
• GPU: 2D - GC520L, 3D – GC7000UL (2x shader, OpenGL ES 2.1/3.0/3.1, OpenCL 1.2, Vulkan)
• Display Interface: 1 x MIPI-DSI, 1x LCDIF, 1x HDMI 2.0b Tx (+eARC)
• Video Decode: 1080p60 H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8
• Video Encode: 1080p60 H.265, H.264
• Audio interface: 6 x SAI (I2S, AC97, TDM, codec/DSP, and DSD); ASRC; eARC/ARC; PDM mic input
• Camera interface: 2x MIPI CSI (4-lane), 2 ISPs (3-exposure HDR)
• 2x USB 3.0/2.0 OTG with PHY, 1x PCIe 3.0
• 3x SDIO/eMMC, MLC/SLC NAND
• 2x Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 1588, AVB (one with TSN, one with IEEE), 2x CAN or CAN-FD

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Datasheets : i.MX 8M Plus for Industrial Products | i.MX 8M Plus for Consumer Products

i.MX 8M Nano UltraLite – Brings scalable, secure, and cost-effective quad-core processing to edge IoT devices

NXP is expanding their i.MX 8M Nano product family by launching the i.MX 8M Nano UltraLite, offering affordable performance in a compact 11 mm x 11 mm package. With built-in high-performance and power-efficient 14 FinFET technology, it brings scalable, secure, and cost-effective quad-core processing to edge IoT devices.

Features

• Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 core, 1.4 GHz to 1.5 GHz per core
• Cortex-M7 up to 750 MHz for heterogenous multicore processing
• Multichannel audio and digital microphone inputs
• Wide range of connectivity options for Wi-Fi/BT, Ethernet, USB, and media storage
• Low-power (LPDDR4) and standard (DDR3L/DDR4) memory support
• Qualified for commercial operation (0°C to +95°C TJ) and industrial operation (-40°C to +105°C TJ, minimum of 10-year operational lifetime)
• NXP’s longevity program means it will ship for a minimum of 15 years from product launch
• Multiple product offerings in a compact 11 mm x 11 mm package

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