New Product Introduction

NXP i.MX 93

i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family - ML Acceleration, Power Efficient MPU

NXP i.MX 93 MCU - front side of the chip

i.MX 93 applications processors deliver efficient machine learning (ML) acceleration and advanced security with integrated EdgeLock® secure enclave to support energy-efficient edge computing.

The i.MX 93 applications processors are the first in the i.MX portfolio to integrate the scalable Arm Cortex-A55 core, bringing performance and energy efficiency to Linux®-based edge applications and the Arm Ethos™-U65 microNPU, enabling developers to create more capable, cost-effective and energy-efficient ML applications.

Optimizing performance and power efficiency for Industrial, IoT and automotive devices, i.MX 93 processors are built with NXP’s innovative Energy Flex architecture. The SoCs offer a rich set of peripherals targeting automotive, industrial and consumer IoT market segments

 

Features

  • ​Multicore Processing
    • 1-2x Arm Cortex®-A55 @ 1.7 GHz
    • Arm Cortex-M33 @ 250Mhz
    • Arm Ethos U-65 microNPU
    • EdgeLock® secure enclave
  • Connectivity
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type C with PHY
    • 2x Gb Ethernet: AVB & IEEE 1588 for sync, and EEE for low power. 1 with TSN
    • 2x CAN-FD
    • 8x UART/USART/Profibus, 8x I2C, 8x SPI, 2x I3C
    • 1x 4-ch, 12-bit ADC
    • 2x 32-pin FlexIO interfaces (camera, bus or serial I/O)
  • External Memory
    • Up to 3.7GT/s x16 LPDDR4x (with Inline ECC)
    • 3x SD 3.0/ SDIO3.0/ eMMC5.1
    • 1x Octal SPI, including support for SPI NOR and SPI NAND memories
  • Graphics
    • 2D GPU: blending/composition, resize, color space conversion
  • Display Interfaces
    • 1x 1080p60 MIPI-DSI (4-lane, 1.5Gbps/lane) with PHY
    • 1x 720p60 LVDS (4-lane)
    • 18-bit parallel RGB
  • Camera Interfaces
    • 1x 1080p60 MIPI-CSI (2-lane, 1.5Gbps/lane) with PHY
    • 8-bit parallel YUV/RGB
  • Audio
    • 7x I2S TDM (32-bit @ 768KHz), SPDIF Tx/Rx
    • 8 channel PDM microphone input
    • MQS: Medium Quality Sound output (sigma-delta modulator)
  • Operating Systems
    • Linux® OS
    • FreeRTOS
    • Greenhills
    • QNX
    • Microsoft® Azure Sphere
  • Packaging
    • 11x11 mm2 0.5 mm pitch, 9x9 mm2 0.5 mm pitch, 14x14 mm2 0.65 mm pitch
  • Temp Range
    • Up to -40C to 125C

 

Applications

  • Automotive
    • Domain controller compute off-load engine
    • Driver monitoring system
    • Audio
    • Speech recognition
    • Cost-effective gateway
  • Industrial Automation
    • Gateways
    • Remote I/O controllers
    • Industrial scanners
    • HMI
    • Machine vision
  • Building Control and Energy
    • Energy meters
    • EV charging
  • Smart Home
    • Home security hub
    • Smart doorbell
    • Smart lock
    • Smart thermostat
    • AV receivers
  • Smart City
    • Smart lighting
    • Safety and security
    • Traffic control

 

Block diagram

i.MX 93 Processors Family Block Diagram
Click to enlarge

 

Hardware tools

The i.MX 93 evaluation kit (EVK) will enable SoC evaluation and system prototyping. Multiple accessory boards are planned to facilitate i.MX 93 processors’ evaluation for applications such as camera modules and display panels.

NXP's i.MX 93 EVK evaluation kit - top side of the board

 

Related Documents



Digi

ConnectCore® 93 SoM

Digi ConnectCore® 93 is a wireless, highly power-efficient and secure system-on-module based on the NXP i.MX 93 processor.

Avnet Embedded

MSC SM2S-IMX93

The MSC SM2S-IMX93 SMARC 2.1.1 module family is highly scalable and equipped with i.MX 93 Applications Processors manufactured by NXP.

Have a question? Contact us

Email:
For general questions:
yourmessage@avnet.eu

Local Avnet Silica offices:
Click here to find contact information for your local Avnet Silica team.