Virtium Embedded Artists, a trusted designer and manufacturer of industrial and edge AI computing solutions, announced the launch of the iMX8M Mini DX-M1, a system-on-module (SOM) which integrates a quad-core application processor and a 25 TOPS AI hardware accelerator chip with associated memory on a board with a compact 82mm x 50mm footprint.
By integrating a DEEPX DX-M1 AI accelerator, an advanced neural processing unit (NPU), into the SOM, Virtium Embedded Artists eliminates the need for embedded device manufacturers that want to implement AI functions to plug a discrete AI processor module into their system. This provides multiple benefits to OEMs and designers, including board space savings, simplified systems design, streamlined bill-of-materials, and faster time-to-market.
The new Virtium Embedded Artists SOM is based on the i.MX 8M Mini from NXP Semiconductors, an application processor which features four 1.6GHz/1.8GHz Arm® Cortex®-A53 CPU cores backed by 2GB of LPDDR4 memory, as well as a 400MHz Cortex-M4 controller core. The i.MX 8M Mini provides strong support for video and imaging applications thanks to its video engine with 1080p codec, 2D/3D graphics engine, and 4-lane MIPI-DSI interface, as well as a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
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The DX-M1, a high-performance AI accelerator, provides 25 TOPS of throughput at an average power consumption of 5W, making the SOM ideal for power-constrained edge computing applications. In this new Virtium Embedded Artists implementation, the SOM provides 4GB of LPDDR5 memory for the AI processor accessed via a 64-bit, 4-channel data bus. This enables the DX-M1 to run multiple AI models concurrently without performance degradation.
Anders Rosvall, Managing Director of Virtium Embedded Artists, said: ‘By bringing the iMX8M Mini DX-M1 to market, Virtium Embedded Artists is meeting surging demand from edge and IoT device manufacturers for a ready-made hardware platform for low-power vision AI processing and embedded control. Now OEMs can get to market faster and more easily with new product designs which offer the extra value that vision AI brings to industrial, mobility, security and edge computing applications.’
SOURCE: PRNewswire