Layerscape® LX2162A Processor | NXP Semiconductors

Overview

The LX2162A (also known as “LX2-Lite”) processor squeezes the processing capability of the popular LX2160A device into a package that is nearly one quarter the size. It combines the low power of the 16nm FinFET process technology and sixteen Arm^® Cortex^®-A72 cores with data path acceleration optimized for L2/3 packet processing, security offload and robust traffic management and quality of service.

This advanced processor is suitable for small boards such as network interface cards, COM Express Type 7 modules, OCP3 mezzanine cards and custom daughter cards. It retains LX2160A’s 16 Cortex-A72 cores, 50 Gbit/s security engine and 88 Gbit/s data compression engine. It has 12 SerDes lanes at up to 25 Gbit/s, which can support four 25 Gbit Ethernet and x8 PCIe Gen3 simultaneously, among many other combinations.

For Edge Computing, this processor offers outstanding computing performance with a powerful packet offload and Ethernet controllers. In one device you can have high-end, high-speed communications, with low-speed peripherals such as sensors and the computing power to process and act upon all received information.

Layerscape processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

Features

16-64-bit Armv8 Cortex-A72 CPU cores, running up to 2.0 GHz
16 MB cache
12 SerDes lanes, operating up to 25 GHz
Up to 12 Ethernet ports
Supported Ethernet speeds include 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40 and 50 Gbit/s
105 Gbit/s Layer 2 Ethernet switch
Up to 12 PCIe Gen3 lanes, supporting three ports, as wide as x8
50 Gbit/s security accelerator
88 Gbit/s data compression/decompression engine
Package: 23x23mm, 1150 pins
DDR4 72b including ECC, to 2900 MT/s, maximum capacity of 32 GB

Features

16-64-bit Armv8 Cortex-A72 CPU cores, running up to 2.0 GHz
16 MB cache
12 SerDes lanes, operating up to 25 GHz
Up to 12 Ethernet ports
Supported Ethernet speeds include 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40 and 50 Gbit/s
105 Gbit/s Layer 2 Ethernet switch
Up to 12 PCIe Gen3 lanes, supporting three ports, as wide as x8
50 Gbit/s security accelerator
88 Gbit/s data compression/decompression engine
Package: 23x23mm, 1150 pins
DDR4 72b including ECC, to 2900 MT/s, maximum capacity of 32 GB

Layerscape LX2160A Reference Design Board

Evaluation and Development Boards

Target Applications

Communication Infrastructure

5G packet processing
Custom daughtercards
Enterprise Access Point
Micro CPE
Mini-ITX
Network function virtualization
OCP3 modules
Smart NIC
Storage Controller
White box switching

Industrial

COM Express Module
Surround View
Test and measurement

Technologies

Comparison Table

Layerscape LX2162A Family Members

	LX2162A	LX2122A	LX2082A
Cores	16	12	8
L2 cache	8MB	6MB	8MB
SerDes	12 lanes at up to 25 GHz
PCIe^®	3 x Gen3, max width of x8
DDR	DDR4, 2900 MT/s, 32 GB capacity
Platform cache + PEB	10MB
Ethernet	105 Gbit/s L2 switch, supporting combinations of 12 ports of 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40 and 50 Gbit Ethernet
Security	50 Gbit/s
Data Compression Engine	88 Gbit/s
Package	23 x 23 mm, 1150 pins

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Development Boards and Designs

Development Boards and Designs

Target Applications

Communication Infrastructure

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Technologies

Comparison Table

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