SANTA CLARA, Calif. and
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell
(NASDAQ:MRVL), a world leader in storage, cloud infrastructure,
Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia semiconductor
solutions, today launched a highly optimized suite of IoT
application processors for home automation, industrial, and
wearable applications. Purpose-built as part of Marvell's IoT
Application Processor (IAP) family of products, the IAP220
System-on-Chip (SoC) enables the low-power and high-performance
computing necessary for many IoT products, and features an
ARM® Cortex®-A7 dual core processor.
"Marvell's new IoT Application Processor suite, including the
IAP220 SoC purpose-built for embedded devices which complements our
current shipping IAP140 SoC, expands the company's industry-leading
connectivity portfolio and anticipates the needs of customers
bringing the next wave of IoT products to market," said
Philip Poulidis, Vice President and
General Manager, Automotive, Wireless and Internet of Things
Business Units at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Our IAP220 SoC
provides full multimedia support, an integrated sensor hub, and a
comprehensive 'silicon and software' solution for developing
super-low-power Internet-connected devices with bandwidth-hungry
applications."
"As manufacturers develop more feature-rich and increasingly
compact connected devices and wearables, demand is rising for
power-efficient application processors," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley
Group. "Marvell's highly integrated IAP processors and software
stack provide OEMs with a comprehensive solution for IoT systems,
allowing them to quickly develop innovative products while
minimizing the number of components."
Features of Marvell's IoT Application Processor suite
- Marvell's IAP220 SoC provides fully integrated multimedia
support including 3D graphics engine, display controllers, digital
video camera interface, and video encoder and decoder—making the
SoC well suited to home automation products with a touchscreen and
high-level OS, such as smart appliances and security systems.
- The IAP220's integrated sensor hub enables rapid and low-power
sensor input processing, making the SoC ideal for context-aware IoT
devices in industrial automation and smart energy management. This
has been accomplished with API support for customization and
management of various sensors, management of all I/O independently
from the processor and in a very modular fashion, and wake up of
the CPU only when needed for sensor input.
- Designed for IoT products that operate for long periods of time
on the same battery—such as smart watches, fitness bands and other
Internet-connected wearable devices with small footprints—the
IAP220 SoC is optimized with an ultra-low-power architecture that
includes low voltage operation, multiple power domains and a small
always-on region.
Developer and Customer centric
Developers can access a complete platform that includes the
Marvell® Wi-Fi® /Bluetooth®
Connectivity Module, development boards based on both the IAP220
and IAP140 (a generic Linux® board, generic Linux board
with the Kinoma® IoT application development framework,
and an Android board will be selectively available), and the
Marvell Sensor Board.
With the IoT application software framework Kinoma, the IAP
suite offers pre-integrated silicon and software to support rapid
prototyping workflows for delivering applications on a wide range
of IoT and consumer electronics products. Kinoma can integrate
cloud services (such as Amazon Web ServicesTM, Amazon
Alexa Voice Services, Microsoft AzureTM and IBM
BluemixTM), and IoT framework support (such as Google
BrilloTM and Apple HomeKitTM), for fast
prototyping of devices that need to connect to the wider IoT
ecosystem. The Kinoma JavaScript® engine is powerful
while remaining remarkably compact; the KinomaJS application
framework is open source and well documented.
The new Marvell IAP220 SoC is currently sampling with global
customers, and the IAP140 is in full production today.
Computex 2016
Marvell's IAP product family will be demonstrated at Computex
2016 in Taipei, Taiwan from
May 31 – June
3.
For further information on Marvell's IAP220 and IAP140 please
visit: http://www.marvell.com/application-processors/.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete
silicon solutions. From storage to cloud infrastructure, Internet
of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia, Marvell's diverse
product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with
industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency.
At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and
enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers
to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and
mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and
ease of access to services adding value to their social, personal
and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human
experience.
For more information, please visit www.Marvell.com.
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Relations
Sue
Kim
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& PR
408.222.1942
suekim@marvell.com
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