NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8QuadMax & 8QuadPlus Applications Processors

NXP Semiconductors i.MX 8QuadMax and 8QuadPlus Applications Processors are multi-core applications processors designed for graphics, vision, and advanced Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications. The i.MX 8 processors are part of NXP’s EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform. These highly scalable devices are based on the Arm® Cortex®-A72, Cortex-A53, and Cortex-M4F cores and the HiFi 4 DSP Core for advanced echo cancellation, keyword detection, and speech recognition for hands-off interaction. Pin- and power-compatible packages (in 0.75 pitch) allow designers to use a single PCB platform and utilize different i.MX 8 processors as application needs dictate.

Features

Easily combine multiple systems into one
Build multiple platforms with multiple operating systems on a single i.MX 8 Processor. The i.MX 8 full-chip hardware-based virtualization, system MMU, resource partitioning, and split GPU and display architecture enable faster time-to-market and lower cost than simple hypervisor techniques alone.
Secure System with SECO HSM
Top-of-the-line security via the SECO (Security Controller) with an isolated, dedicated Hardware Security Module (HSM) to protect the system and its connections.
Isolate key systems with on-chip hardware firewalls
Isolate critical services such as Over-the-Air (OTA) upgrades by running within 16 separate run-time programmable hardware firewall domains.
Improve system reliability with FDSOI
Built using 28nm FDSOI (Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator), the i.MX 8 Applications Processor enables improved MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and decreases soft error rates due to FDSOI's inherently high immunity to alpha particle flux.

Create advanced vision-based HMI systems
High-performance end-to-end vision processing for vision-based assistance, tracking, and object detection.
360° expanded sight
Utilize multi-camera input, digital stitching, and VX vision extensions and provide a view from any angle.
Four screens of independent content
Develop innovative, multi-screen platforms through the ability to drive up to four 1080p screens with independent content, or a single 4K screen.
Ensure the display stays up and correct
SafeAssure® ASIL-B ready hardware protects critical visual information with fail-over-capable quality of service to any display.
Comprehensive software support
Android™, Linux®, QNX, Green Hills®, DornerWorks XEN, and FreeRTOS™

Applications

Automotive infotainment
Heads-up displays (HUD)
Advanced industrial human-machine interface (HMI) and control

Single-board computers
Machine learning and artificial intelligence
Machine vision and tracking

Specifications

Processor Complex
- i.MX 8QuadMax
  - 2x Arm Cortex-A72
  - 4x Cortex-A53
  - 2x Cortex-M4F
  - Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP
  - 2x GC7000XSVX
  - 1x PCIe 3.0 (2-Lane)
- i.MX 8QuadPlus
  - 1x Arm Cortex-A72
  - 4x Cortex-A53
  - 2x Cortex-M4F
  - Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP
  - 2x GC7000Lite/XSVX
  - 1x PCIe 3.0 (2-Lane)
Multimedia
- 16 Vec4-xhader GPU, 32 compute units OpenGL ES 3.2, and Vulkan support hardware tessellation and geometry shading
- Split-GPU architecture enables 2x 8 shader cores
- Vision extensions
- 4k h.265 decode, 1080p h.264 Encode, and h.264 decode
Display and Cameras
- 2x display processor controllers with Inline vlending and WARP
- SafeAssure Fail-Over Capable (per DPC)
- 2x 4-lane MIPI DSI
- 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI
- 2x LVDS
- 1x HDMI 2.0 TX with HDCP 2.2, 1x eDP* 1.2, 1x DP 1.4
- 1x HDMI 1.4 RX with HDCP 2.2

Memory
- LPDDR4-1600
- 1x Octal SPI or 2x Quad SPI
Connectivity
- 2x PCIe 3.0 (2-lane or 2x 1-lane)
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet with Audio Video Bridging (AVB)
- 1x MLB150, 3x Flex-CAN
- 2x 12bit ADC (8 channels each)
- 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 with PHY
- 3x SD 3.0 and eMMC 5.0
- 4x SPI, 2x ESAI, 5x SAI, 1x keypad
- 5x i2C (High-speed), 8x I²C (low-speed)
- 1x SPDIF, 2x MPEG-2 T/S
- 1x FPGA interface (QuadSPI)
Security
- High assurance boot
- SHE, TRNG, AES-128, AES-256, 3DES, ARC4, RSA4096, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, MD-5, RSA-1024, 2048, 3072, 4096 and secure key storage
- Tamper-pins (active and passive)
- Inline encryption engine (AES-128)
Environment
- Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 3 (-40°C to 125°C T_j) industrial (-40°C to +105°C T_j), and consumer (-20°C to +105°C T_j) options available