Freescale expands I.MX app processors with three more additions

Freescale Semiconductor has added three more i.MX 6 series of app processors namely i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6QuadPlus, and i.MX 6UltraLite. Software and pin compatible i.MX 6DualPlus and i.MX 6QuadPlus designed to handle rich graphics and enhancing memory performance. i.MX 6UltraLite is designed for saving cost and space in applications where power efficiency, small form factor and security are important. “Freescale’s i.MX 6 series is the broadest and most versatile applications processing platform for multimedia and display applications, and this expansion adds new levels of performance, power efficiency and system-level cost savings for our customers,” said Ron Martino, vice president of Applications Processors and Advanced Technology Adoption for Freescale’s MCU group. “These newest i.MX 6 processors are designed to enable the creation of wildly innovative products for smarter and more secure automotive and Internet of Tomorrow applications.” ARM Cortex-A9 core powered i.MX 6DualPlus and i.MX 6QuadPlus can handle a graphic performance 2x higher than i.MX 6Dual and i.MX 6Quad processors and also improve memory utilization by more than 50 percent, according to Freescale. Key features of i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6QuadPlus as shared by Freescale include: Enhanced versions of 3D, 2D and composition GPUs A newly optimized 64-bit DDR3/LVDDR3/LPDDR2-1066 memo...