• NXP recently introduced the S32N79 “Super-Integration” automotive processor, part of the S32N7 series, equipped with up to eight Arm Cortex-A78E application cores and twelve Arm Cortex-R52 cores for real-time processing. • Building on the earlier 5 nm S32N55 16-core Cortex-R52 + 2x Lockstep Cortex-M7 automotive processor, the S32N79 automotive processor is still designed for software-defined vehicles (SDV), but its Cortex-A78E applications cores further enable features such as ADAS sensor fusion and data AI services, as well as improved vehicle gateway/processing functions. • NXP S32N79 key features and specifications: CPUUp to 8x split-lockArm Cortex-A78AEcores operating at up to 1.8 GHzUp to 12x split-lock Arm Cortex-R52 cores operating at up to 1.4 GHzRISC-V-based accelerator for networking, math, and data-intensive workloads Up to 8x split-lockArm Cortex-A78AEcores operating at up to 1.8 GHzUp to 12x split-lock Arm Cortex-R52 cores operating at up to 1.4 GHz RISC-V-based accelerator for networking, math, and data-intensive workloads AI accelerator - eIQ Neutron neural processing unit (NPU) for vehicle core NeuroNetwork offload MemoryUp to 2x LPDDR4X/5/5X DRAM interfacesUp to 36 MB platform SRAM Up to 2x LPDDR4X/5/5X DRAM interfaces Up to 36 MB platform SRAM Storage2x channel NVM interface supporting serial, quad, and octal NOR memoryUFS 3.1 interfaceeMMC 5.1 NAND flash and SD Card/SDIO flash support 2x channel NVM interface supporting serial, quad, and octal NOR memory UFS 3.1 interface eMMC 5.1 NAND flash and SD Card/SDIO flash support Communication and NetworkingIndependent communication subsystem manages low-speed communication interfacesCAN Hub virtualizes CAN I/O and allows applications to share CAN I/O pins, allows CAN frames to be routed to multiple CAN controllers, and offloads CAN-to-CAN routing from the host coreMultiple CAN FD, CAN XL, LIN, and FlexRay interfacesIntegrated 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet switchPer-port In-line

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  • NXP recently introduced the S32N79 “Super-Integration” automotive processor, part of the S32N7 series, equipped with up to eight Arm Cortex-A78E application cores and twelve Arm Cortex-R52 cores for real-time processing. Building on the earlier 5 nm S32N55 16-core Cortex-R52 + 2x Lockstep Cortex-M7 automotive processor, the S32N79 automotive processor is still designed for software-defined vehicles (SDV), but its Cortex-A78E applications cores further enable features such as ADAS sensor fusion and data AI services, as well as improved vehicle gateway/processing functions. NXP S32N79 key featur

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