Freescale Semiconductor has announced the release of its new QorIQ LS1 family of communications processors based on the core-agnostic, software-aware Layerscape system architecture which is expected to bring 20 years of networking IP and expertise to ARM processing.
The new QorIQ LS1 family of products are engineered to support a broad range of power-sensitive networking applications, as well as additional fast-growing product categories, including Internet of Things gateways and industrial automation and control equipment.
Tareq Bustami, VP of Product Management, Freescale’s Digital Networking business, said, “Market demand is growing for high-performance solutions suitable for fan-less, sub-3 W designs. The QorIQ LS1 family reinforces Freescale’s market leadership in communications processing and extends the reach of QorIQ platforms into new and expanding markets.”
“Freescale’s QorIQ LS1 series is an impressive example of how application-specific IP and SoC design can combine with ARM technology to create a flexible and integrated product. Its adoption of ARM Cortex-A7 processors for this latest product family underscores the exciting role that ARM is playing in bringing advanced energy efficiency and intelligence to the world’s data networks,” said Charlene Marini, VP – Marketing, Embedded Segments, ARM.
Each of the three new QorIQ LS1 family processors features two reliability-optimized ARM Cortex-A7 cores. These high-efficiency cores – typically used in battery-powered applications such as smartphones – have been enhanced with error detection and correction technology. Pre-silicon analysis by Freescale indicates the dual Cortex-A7 cores should achieve over 6,000 CoreMarks of performance at 1 GHz, with typical power at under 3 W for the entire SoC.
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