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Introducing Astra™
AI-Native IoT processors powered by open software and best-in-class wireless connectivity for a secure, multi-modal device edge.
The Synaptics SL-Series of embedded processors are highly integrated AI-native Linux® and Android™ systems on chip (SoCs) optimized for multi-modal consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT workloads with hardware accelerators for edge inferencing, security, video, graphics, and audio. Needs to be reworded perhaps to : The SL1680 incorporates high-performance compute engines, including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 64-bit CPU subsystem, a multi-TOPS NPU, a high-efficiency and feature-rich GPU for advanced graphics and AI acceleration, and multimedia accelerators for image signal processing (ISP), 4K video encode/decode, and audio processing.
The SL1680 supports the Synaptics Astra™ platform, delivering a unified experience combining standards-based open software frameworks, full-featured AI toolkits, and Synaptics’ best-in-class wireless connectivity portfolio.
Features
Compute, Memory, AI
GFX, Vision, Display
Audio
Security
Connectivity, I/O, Sensing
Benefits
Applications
AI-Native IoT processors powered by open software and best-in-class wireless connectivity for a secure, multi-modal device edge.
The Synaptics SL-Series of embedded processors are highly integrated AI-native Linux® and Android™ systems on chip (SoCs) optimized for multi-modal consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT workloads with hardware accelerators for edge inferencing, security, video, graphics, and audio. Needs to be reworded perhaps to : The SL1680 incorporates high-performance compute engines, including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 64-bit CPU subsystem, a multi-TOPS NPU, a high-efficiency and feature-rich GPU for advanced graphics and AI acceleration, and multimedia accelerators for image signal processing (ISP), 4K video encode/decode, and audio processing.
The SL1680 supports the Synaptics Astra™ platform, delivering a unified experience combining standards-based open software frameworks, full-featured AI toolkits, and Synaptics’ best-in-class wireless connectivity portfolio.
Features
Compute, Memory, AI
- Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 @ 2.1GHz
- Cache: 64KB I-cache and 32KB D-cache per core,1MB shared L2
- DRAM Controller: 64-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4x-3733
- 7.9+ TOPS secure NPU with support for multiple DNN frameworks
GFX, Vision, Display
- GPU: Imagination™ PowerVR™ Series9XE GE9920
- Multi-standard video decoding with AV1, H.265/264, VP9/8, MPEG2
- Multi-stream encoding for H.264, VP8
- Simultaneous 2160p60 decode and 1080p60 encode
- OpenGL® ES™ up to 3.2, DirectFB, OpenCL™ 1.2, Vulkan® 1.1, Android™ NN
Audio
- Far-field voice, keyword detection, decompression, post-processing
Security
- Secure CPU, Secure Boot with RSA, memory scrambling
- Integrity checking, physical attack mitigation, true random number generator
Connectivity, I/O, Sensing
- GbE networking, PCIe, eMMC 5.1, SPI, SDIO, UART, USB, GPIO, ADCs
- Always-on domain for multi-protocol wake-up events
Benefits
- Multi-modal IoT SoC lowers system cost
- Powerful NPU enables out-of-the-box AI
- Pairs with best-in-class Synaptics connectivity
- Enables fast time to market
Applications
- Smart appliances
- Home security gateways
- Industrial control systems
- Signage and displays
- Point-of-sale systems
- Scanners
