Telecom Lead India: Freescale Semiconductor, a provider
of embedded processing solutions, has launched its new portfolio of Vybrid
controller solutions.
The new portfolio is designed to simplify development of
applications that need rich human-machine interfaces (HMI) and connectivity, as
well as deterministic real-time control and response capabilities.
Vybrid devices are built on a
asymmetrical-multiprocessing-architecture platform that leverages
Freescale’s heritage as a leader in microcontroller development and multicore
design.
We’ve built our new Vybrid controller solutions to
address the enormous challenge of adding advanced user interfaces to
applications that traditionally have been focused on real-time control. With
the Vybrid platform, Freescale is going beyond silicon to provide a full
software-hardware solution, making it easier and faster for our customers to
develop systems that need rich apps in real time,” said Reza Kazerounian,
senior vice president and general manager of Freescale‘s
Automotive, Industrial & Multi-Market Solutions Group.
The new Vybrid controller solutions, along with Kinetis
microcontrollers and i.MX applications processors, give Freescale an
unparalleled breadth of solutions based on the ARM 32-bit architecture.
With the help of its asymmetrical-multiprocessing
architecture, a single Vybrid device can handle both HMI andreal-time
control needs, reducing the system bill of materials and complexity.
The first Vybrid devices combine highly energy-efficient
ARM Cortex-A5 and Cortex-M4 cores to manage a high-level operating system
(for HMI, connectivity and compute needs) and a real-time domain (for executing
safe and secure real-time functions), respectively.
Furthermore, The VF series hardware implementation allows
developers to easily and efficiently use the large ecosystem of code available
for the ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-M cores.
The company said that its Vybrid devices are ideal for
applications including building/home automation and control; industrial
automation; point-of-sale systems; medical devices, such as patient monitors;
smart energy equipment, including energy meters and data concentrators; and
appliances.
Recently, Freescale Semiconductor announced that it is going to debut its first large cell base
station-on-chip product built on the innovative QorIQ Qonverge multimode
platform.
