The AMD Fusion APU Convergence Family adds another new dimension to the 2011 low-power platform for small-footprint mobile and desktop devices. The Embedded G-Series Platform for Embedded Devices is on the market. This is also the world's first embedded platform with CPU and GPU fusion.
G series embedded APU processor and previous E series, C series use the same core architecture design, is also a single chip integrated x86 Bobcat low-power core, DX11 graphics core, UVD3 video decoding engine, single-channel DDR3 memory The controller is only optimized for the special needs of embedded applications, and the products are more abundant. There are five models:
G-T56N: equivalent to Zacate E-350, dual-core, clocked at 1.6GHz, a cache of 64KB, a secondary cache of 512KB×2, a graphics core Radeon HD 6310, a frequency of 500MHz, memory support for single-channel DDR3-1066, thermal design Power consumption 18W.
G-T48N: New model, clocked at 1.4GHz, other than above.
G-T52R: equivalent to Zacate E-240, single-core, clocked at 1.5GHz, a cache of 64KB, a secondary cache of 512KB, and others.
G-T40N: equivalent to Ontario C-50, dual-core, clocked at 1.0GHz, a cache of 64KB, a secondary cache of 512KB×2, a graphics core Radeon HD 6250, a frequency of 280MHz, and memory support for single-channel LVDDR3-1066 (low-voltage version) ), thermal design power 9W.
G-T44R: equivalent to Ontario C-30, single-core, clocked at 1.2GHz, a cache of 64KB, a secondary cache of 512KB, the other ibid.
The above processors were all manufactured using TSMC's 40nm process, and the 413-pin non-capped miniature BGA package has an area of ​​19 x 19mm.
The matched I/O control chipset includes A55M and A55E, both of which are single-chip designs. The 605-pin FCBGA package has no top cover. The thermal design consumes 2.7-5.9W, and the area is 23×23mm. The total area of ​​the platform is 890. Square millimeters.
The difference between the two models is that the A55M is connected to the processor via a PCI-E 1.0 bus, does not support PCI, does not support RAID 0/1/5/10, there is no FIS-based switch, Ethernet MAC, EEE, A55E is upgraded It is a PCI-E 2.0 bus and has all of the above features.
The AMD G series embedded platform has been widely adopted by the industry. There are dozens of companies that already have or are about to release related products, including Advansus, Compulab, Congatec, Fujitsu, Haier, Weida Electric ( iEi), Kontron, Mite, Quixant, Sintrones, Starnet, WebDT, Wyse, product types involving digital signage, networked set-top boxes, IP television, mobile and desktop thin clients, gaming machines, POS sales terminals, kiosks , SFF minicomputers, single board computers (SBCs) and so on.
AMD will also provide full support in ecosystem development, including multiple BIOS options, Windows/Linux and real-time operating system support, integrated OpenCL programming environment, source-level debugging tools, specially designed support teams, rich online resources, and more.
AMD also quoted Shane Rau, director of research at IDC's Computing and Storage Semiconductor Division, as saying that embedded system processors can achieve double-digit growth every year over the next five years, which is more than 10%.