i.MX 8M Family - Arm® Cortex®-A53, Cortex-M4, Audio, Voice, Video

i.MX8M

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The i.MX 8M family of applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores provide advanced audio, voice and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and mobile computers.

  • Video quality with full 4K UltraHD resolution and HDR (HDR10 and HLG)
  • Highest levels of pro audio fidelity with more than 20 audio channels each @384KHz
  • DSD512 audio capability
  • Optimized for fanless operation, low thermal system cost and long battery life
  • Flexible memory options
  • The newest high-speed interfaces for flexible connectivity
  • Fully supported on NXP’s 10 and 15-year Longevity Program

i.MX 8 applications processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

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Block Diagram

i.MX 8M Block Diagram

i.MX 8M Block Diagram
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Features

Multicore Processing

  • Quad Arm Cortex-A53; Cortex-M4F

GPU

  • OpenGL® ES 3.1, OpenGL® 3.0, Vulkan®, Open CL™ 1.2

Dual independent display interfaces

  • MIPI-DSI (4-lanes); HDMI 2.0a

Video Playback

  • 4Kp60 with High Dynamic Range (h.265, VP9), 4Kp30 (h.264), 1080p60 (MPEG2, MPEG4p2, VC1, VP8, RV9, AVS/AVS+, h.263, DiVX), MJPEG - 8x8

Audio

  • 6x I2S/SAI (20+ channels, each 32-bits @384 kHz); S/PDIF Tx/Rx; DSD512

Dual Camera Interfaces

  • MIPI-CSI (4-lanes each)

External Memory Interfaces

  • LPDDR4, DDR4, DDR3L; Quad SPI with XIP

USB

  • Dual USB 3.0 Type C with PHY

PCIe

  • Dual PCIe with L1 substates for fast wake-up from low-power mode

Ethernet

  • Gigabit Ethernet controller supporting AVB and EEE

Operating Systems

  • Linux® OS, Android™, Windows 10 IoT Core, FreeRTOS®

Temperature

  • Consumer (0°C to 95°C Tj); Industrial (-40°C to 105°C Tj)

Package

  • FCBGA, 0.65 mm pitch

EdgeLock Assurance

EdgeLock Assurance Program

The i.MX 8M Dual / QuadLite / Quad applications processors, part of the EdgeLock Assurance program, are designed to meet industry standards and follows NXP's security-by-design approach.

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