Freescale Semiconductor has introduced its next-gen QorIQ multicore platform. The Advanced Multiprocessing series incorporates a new, multithreaded 64-bit Power Architecture core, 28-nm process technology, up to 24 virtual cores, to deliver new levels of performance and power efficiency. The new QorIQ AMP series delivers up to 4x the performance of Freescale's previous-generation flagship eight-core QorIQ P4080 device.
The AMP series will include a broad array of next-gen control and data plane processors scaling from cost-effective, ultra-low-power single-core products, up to highly advanced SoCs targeting the most demanding networking, industrial and military/aerospace applications. "Exploding IP traffic rates and the proliferation of smarter, bandwidth-hungry consumer devices are dramatically increasing demands on next-generation networks," said Lisa Su, Senior Vice- President & General Manager of Freescale's Networking & Multimedia Group. "Our new QorIQ AMP series delivers the next wave of innovation for networking OEMs through leveraging Freescale's R&D strength, wealth of IP, and signature intelligent integration."
The AMP series is engineered to help network equipment OEMs and service providers meet challenging power and performance requirements driven by a worldwide explosion of network endpoints and associated IP traffic. According to Cisco, global IP traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year. The company also projects the increase in IP traffic between the years 2014 and 2015 alone will be 200 exabytes, which is greater than the total amount of IP traffic generated globally in 2010.
