New Freescale I.MX6 SoCs Include IoT-focused UltraLite

DeviceGuru writes: Freescale has announced three new versions of its popular i.MX6 SoCs, including new DualPlus and QuadPlus parts featuring enhanced GPUs and expanded memory support, and a new low-end, IoT focused 528MHz UltraLite SoC that integrates a more power-efficient, single-core ARM Cortex-A7 architecture. The UltraLite, which will be available in a tiny 9x9mm package, is claimed by Freescale to be the smallest and most energy-efficient ARM based SoC. It has a stripped-down WXGA interface but adds new security, tamper detection, and power management features. All the new Freescale i.MX6 SoCs are supported with Linux BSPs and evaluation kits.

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Freescale = SUCK

[geoskd]

We use the freescale processors where I work, in no small part due to an inexplicable bias on the part of one of the founders of the company. Now that he is no longer actively involved in the engineering process, we are leaving freescale and if we never look back it'll be too soon. Their processors cost 5x what we are paying for the ST and Cypress replacements, and the freescale dev tools (codewarrior) suck. To add insult to injury, they are the only major CPU vendor left that charges for the dev tools (did I mention they suck). If you want awesome SOC processors and a sweet dev toolchain, look at the Cypress PSOC 4 / 5 series processors. Thanks to these suckers, our new designs are 40% smaller, and cost between $10 and $30 less because we have been able to replace a lot of off-board parts with PSOC functionality.