In response to the needs of design engineers tasked with pushing the performance envelope, packing in a lot of connectivity options and providing robust security in mobile device designs, Freescale presents the i.MX27 multimedia applications processor. Derived from the popular i.MX21 processor and based on the ARM926EJ-S™ core, the i.MX27 processor adds an h.264 D1 hardware codec for high-resolution video processing, an Ethernet 10/100 MAC, security, plug-and-play connectivity and more power management features. This rich feature set makes it an excellent choice for video- and voiceover-
IP (V2IP) cordless and mobile phones, intelligent remote controls, point-of-sale terminals and many other wireless applications.

Features:

CPU Complex

• ARM926EJ-S 400 MHz core
• 16 KB L1 I-Cache and D-Cache
• 16-channel DMA
• ETM real-time debug
• Smart Speed switch

Multimedia

• MPEG-4 H.263/H.264 D1 HW Codec
• Pre- and post-processing
• High-speed CMOS sensor interface

External Memory Interface (EMI)

• SDRAM 16/32-bit, 133 MHz
• DDR 16/32-bit, 266 MHz
• NAND flash 8/16-bit
• PSRAM support

Security Control

• Crypto accelerator
• Electronically blown fusebox
• High-assurance boot
• Security controller with encrypted RAM storage
• Real-time OS/SW integrity checker

Advanced Power Management

• Dynamic process temperature control (DPTC)
• Active well bias

Connectivity

• 10 and 100 Mbps Ethernet/IEEE802.3MAC
• USB OTG high speed, host x 2
• 3 x MMC/SD, Memory Stick-Pro
• PCMCIA/CF
• ATA-6 (HDD) interface
• Audio MUX
• IrDA, keypad, 1-wire
• Configurable SPI x 3, SSI/I2S x 2, UART x 6

Performance

• CPU complex: 400 MHz at 1.6 V, 266 MHz at 1.2 V
• System: 133 MHz

Technology

• 90 nm CMOS
• Package: 404 balls, 0.65 mm pitch MAPBGA, 17 mm x 17 mm package