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October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

TechNexion unveils SO-DIMM and OSM system-on-modules based on Synaptics SL2610

Last week, we wrote about the Synaptics SL2610 Edge AI SoC family integrating Google’s open-source Coral NPU, and the first system-on-modules have already been announced, courtesy of TechNexion. The AIOM-SL2610 is a 260-pin SO-DIMM CPU module with a Realtek RTL8211F Gigabit Ethernet transceiver, a WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 6.0 module, and an on-module JTAG debug interface, while the OSM-SL260 is a smaller, lighter, solder-down module compliant with the OSM Size S specification. Both come with up to 2GB LPDDR4 memory, 64GB eMMC flash, and Arm PSA Level 2 or 3 security. TechNexsion AIOM-SL2610 SO-DIMM system-on-module AIOM-SL2610 specifications: SoC – Synaptics SL2610 (SL2613, SL2617, or SL2619) Application cores – Single and dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.0 GHz Real-time cores – Arm Cortex-M52 with Helium System Manager (SM) domain, 256KB SRAM GPU – Optional Arm Mali-G31 3D GPU NPU (Optional) – Transformer-capable Torq and Coral NPU (RISC-V ML Core) for […]

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

Octavo OSD62x-PM SiP combines Texas Instruments AM62x SoC with up to 2GB DDR4 in a tiny 14x9mm BGA package

Octavo OSD62x-PM System-in-Package (SiP) integrates Texas Instruments AM62x quad-core Cortex-A53 SoC, up to 2GB DDR4 memory, and required passive components into a tiny 14x9mm BGA package. It’s a smaller and cheaper version of the Octava OSD62x SiP (21x21mm) with AM62x SoC, DDR4, PMIC, EEPROM, and optional integrations. We noted both the OSD62x and OSD62x-PM in our previous article, but both are now available for purchase, and the OSD62-PM-BRK Evaluation Board is also ready to ship. Octavo OSD62x-PM specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments AM62x (AM623/AM625) CPU – Up to 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz MCU – Arm Cortex-M4F GPU – 3D graphics up to 2048×1080 @ 60 fps (AM625 only) Storage I/F – 1x eMMC, 2x SDIO, 1x GPMC Display I/F – 24-bit RGB MIPI DPI and OLDI/LVDS up to 1080p60 Camera I/F – 1x MIPI CSI-2 with DPHY 1.2 Networking – 2x 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet with TSN support USB – […]

August 6, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Nuvoton MG51 8-bit 8051 MCU family features with up to 64KB flash, 4KB SRAM

NuMaker-MG51FC MG51 8-bit 8051 MCU development board

Nuvoton MG51 Series is a new family of 8-bit 8051 microcontrollers clocked at up to 24 MHz with up to 64KB flash, 4KB SRAM, 5V operation, industrial temperature range, and a range of peripherals such as UART, I2C, SPI, 12-bit ADC, as well as up to 46 GPIOs. Some may have assumed 8-bit microcontrollers may be dead by now, but Nuvoton is not giving up, and after the MUG51 8-bit 8051 microcontroller family was introduced in 2023, the company is at it again with the MG51 Series, offering a higher clock speed, higher memory and storage capacity, and additional I/Os. Target applications include home appliances, LED lighting control, motor control, and industrial automation. Nuvoton MG51 specifications: MCU core – 8-bit 1T 8051-based CMOS microcontroller up to 24 MHz; fully compatible with MCS-51 Memory 256 bytes on-chip RAM Up to 4 KB auxiliary RAM (XRAM) Storage Up to 64 KB Flash […]

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Compulab MCM-iMX95 – A solder-down NXP i.MX 95 SoM

Compulab MCM-iMX95 is yet another NXP i.MX 95 system-on-module (SoM), whose main selling point is being offered as a solder-down QFN package with SMD pads. The hexa-core Cortex-A55 Edge AI module ships with 4GB to 16GB LPDDR5 memory, 16GB to 128GB eMMC flash, an NXP PF0900 PMIC, and an RTC. All I/Os are exposed through 180 QFN SMD pads, including LVDS and MIPI DSI display interfaces, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, two Gigabit plus one 10 Gbps Ethernet MACs, two PCIe Gen3 x1 interfaces, and more. Compulab MCM-iMX95 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 95 CPU Up to 6x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz Real-time co-processors – Arm Cortex-M7 @ 800MHz and Cortex-M33 @ 250MHz 2D/3D Graphics Acceleration 3D Arm Mali GPU with OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenCL 3.0 2D GPU Video Encode / Decode – 4Kp30 H.265 and H.264 AI/ML – 2 TOPS eIQ Neutron NPU System […]

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Calixto Systems introduces i.MX93 VERSA SO-DIMM SoM and EVK with NXP i.MX 93 Edge AI SoC

India-based Calixto Systems has unveiled the i.MX93 VERSA SO-DIMM system-on-module (SoM) powered by an NXP i.MX 93 Arm Cortex-A55/M33 SoC with Ethos-U65 micro NPU for Edge AI applications, as well as an evaluation kit (EVK). The system-on-module features up to 2GB LPDDR4x RAM, 16GB eMMC flash, a gigabit Ethernet PHY, and exposes various I/Os through a 200-pin SO-DIMM edge connector, such as MIPI DSI, LVDS, and parallel RGB display interfaces, MIPI CSI and Parallel camera interfaces, dual GbE (on PHY on-module, one on carrier), and more. The i.MX93 VERSA module targets smart industrial automation, healthcare, retail, and connected edge systems with specific size, performance, and power efficiency requirements. i.MX93 VERSA specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 93 CPU Up to 2x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz 2x Arm Cortex-M33 up to 250 MHz GPU – PXP 2D GPU with blending/composition, resize, color space conversion NPU – Arm Ethos-U65 NPU @ […]

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

ADLINK OSM-IMX93 is an OSM Size-L module based on NXP i.MX 93 SoC

ADLINK OSM-IMX93 is an OSM r1.1 Size-L module based on NXP i.MX 93 Arm Cortex-A55 & Cortex-M33 AI processor, and the first from the company to comply with the Open Standard Module (OSM) standard. The 45x45mm module is fitted with up to 2GB LPDDR4L, 128GB eMMC flash, an optional WiFi/Bluetooth module, and its 662 contacts provide a range of interfaces that include LVDS and DSI graphics output, 2x GbE (including 1x TSN capable), 2x CAN bus, I2S audio codec interface, USB2 interfaces, and more. ADLINK OSM-IMX93 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 93 CPU 2x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz 2x Arm Cortex-M33 up to 250 MHz GPU – PXP 2D GPU with blending/composition, resize, color space conversion NPU – Arm Ethos-U65 NPU @ 1 GHz up to 0.5 TOPS Memory – 640 KB OCRAM w/ ECC Security – EdgeLock Secure Enclave System Memory – 1 or 2GB LPDDR4L Storage […]

March 10, 2024 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

HPMicro HPM6800 600 MHz RISC-V MCU comes with a Vivante 2.5D GPU with OpenVG support

HPMicro HPM6800 is a family of high-end RISC-V microcontrollers clocked up to 600 MHz integrating a VeriSilicon Vivante 2.5D GPU with support for the OpenVG 1.1 vector graphics API, and peripherals making it suitable for digital dashboard displays and human-machine interfaces (HMI). The family is comprised of three parts: the HPM6830 without video support, the HPM6850 with 2D graphics and video input/outputs, and the HPM6880 adding support for the 2.5D OpenVG GPU from VeriSilicon. All variants come with 1064KB SRAM, support for external DDR2/DDR3/DDR3 memory, NOR, PSRAM and eMMC flash, audio interfaces, and a range of peripherals with eight CAN FD interfaces, gigabit Ethernet, USB high-speed, and many more. HPMicro HPM6800 specifications: CPU – Single core 32-bit RISC-V (RV32-IMAFDCP) processor @ 600MHz with 32KB I/D Cache (3390 CoreMark) Memory 1064 KB SRAM with 256KB ILM + 256KB DLM in the RISC-V core, 512KB AXI SRAM, 32KB AHB SRAM, and 8KB […]

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 19 Comments

Rockchip roadmap reveals RK3576 and RK3506 IoT processors, Linux 6.1 SDK

The Rockchip RK3588 processor may remain the most powerful processor from the company for a while as an updated Rockchip IoT processor roadmap reveals the new RK3576 octa-core SoC and RK3506 tri-core Cortex-A7 chip, as well as a Linux 6.1 SDK to be released in Q4 2023. With the limited information we have, the Rockchip RK3576 looks to be a cost-down version of the RK3588 processor with eight cores, a 6 TOPS NPU, a 4K video codec, as well as PCIe and USB-C interfaces. Strangely the Rockchip RK3582 that should serve a similar purpose is not showing up in the roadmap. [Update: The RK3576 is indeed a lower-cost SoC but features four Cortex-A72 and four Cortex-A53 cores instead as per the comparison table reproduced below: That also means we now have the RK3576 specifications (some obtained from another document too): CPU Octa-core Arm processor with 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.2 […]