EMBEDDED LINUX
Custom processor solutions made easy and affordable
Like a System-on-Module
Just better!
Forget about using all-in-one 3rd party processor modules.
Your product was made for a specific use case – so shall your electronics be made as well.
We offer pre-qualified drop-in design blocks running Linux. No more modules or 3rd party dependencies. Everything directly combined on your products mainboard.
No special skills needed, best integration in your product, shortest time-to-market. We will guide you through to process from first system specification to mass production.
“Unleash lowest product BoM cost at shortest time-to-market with PolyCore!”
PolyCore 1
NXP i.MX6UL / i.MX6ULL / i.MX6ULZ
A single core arm cortex A7 with up to 900 MHz and up to 1 GB DDR3 RAM. Rock solid processor with guaranteed longterm availability (2035). Rich selection on integrated peripherals like 2x USB, 2x ethernet, 2x CAN, 5x UART, 4x I2C, 3x SPI, 2x SD/MMC, 24b RGB display, CSI camera and many more. Discrete power management and low-tech PCB technology makes this a cost effective solution with low power consumption.
Perfect for IoT and industrial products with lower computing power requirements and extended availability.
PolyCore 2
NXP i.MX6S / i.MX6D / i.MX6DL / i.MX6Q
Up to four arm cortex A9 running at 1.2 GHz each. Support for up to 3 GB DDR3 RAM and a dedicated GPU with 3D acceleration. Some kind of industry standard already around for a longer time and thanks to extended availability in production until 2035. Rich peripheral blocks including HDMI, RGB, MIPI and gigabit ethernet leave no wishes open.
Used to be an ideal choice for multimedia and digital signage applications. More modern parts are available today with better price / performance ratio. We still offer support for legacy applications that cannot switch to newer series.
PolyCore 2
NXP i.MX6S / i.MX6D / i.MX6DL / i.MX6Q
Up to four arm cortex A9 running at 1.2 GHz each. Support for up to 3 GB DDR3 RAM and a dedicated GPU with 3D acceleration. Some kind of industry standard already around for a longer time and thanks to extended availability in production until 2035. Rich peripheral blocks including HDMI, RGB, MIPI and gigabit ethernet leave no wishes open.
Used to be an ideal choice for multimedia and digital signage applications. More modern parts are available today with better price / performance ratio. We still offer support for legacy applications that cannot switch to newer series.
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PolyCore 3
Rockchip PX30 / PX30K
Quad core arm cortex A35 with support for up to 2 GB DDR4 RAM. With integrated GPU and MIPI in can easily interface high resolution display. Thanks to the power efficient A35 cores it stays relatively cool and has lower power consumption than similar processors. Discrete power management possible and low cost PCB technology.
Ideal choice for cost optimised consumer products with display and camera connectivity.
Remember – we do offer our own up-to-date yocto BSP for Rockchip processors. No vendor lock-in on outdated BSPs or linux kernels.
PolyCore 4
Rockchip RK3308 / RK3308B / RK3308B-S
Four arm cortex A35 cores running at 900 MHz each. DDR3 RAM support up to 512 MB. Integrated multichannel audio codec with decent quality including microphone array and hotword detection support. I2S interface supporting more than 16 channels. Discrete power management and low cost PCB technology.
Ideal choice for any cost optimised consumer products with audio interface. Low power consumption also makes it idea for battery powered smart speakers.
Remember – we do offer our own up-to-date yocto BSP for Rockchip processors. No vendor lock-in on outdated BSPs or linux kernels.
PolyCore 4
Rockchip RK3308 / RK3308B / RK3308B-S
Four arm cortex A35 cores running at 900 MHz each. DDR3 RAM support up to 512 MB. Integrated multichannel audio codec with decent quality including microphone array and hotword detection support. I2S interface supporting more than 16 channels. Discrete power management and low cost PCB technology.
Ideal choice for any cost optimised consumer products with audio interface. Low power consumption also makes it idea for battery powered smart speakers.
Remember – we do offer our own up-to-date yocto BSP for Rockchip processors. No vendor lock-in on outdated BSPs or linux kernels.
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PolyCore 6
NXP i.MX8M Mini (i.MX8MM) / i.MX8M Nano (i.MX8MN)
Up to four arm cortex A53 cores und support for up to 4 GB DDR4 RAM. Optional GPU and a rich choice on peripherals. Single lane PCIe 2.0, gigabit ethernet, MIPI DSI/CIS and 20 channel I2S with DSD support just to name a few. Integrated arm cortex M4 microcontroller for realtime or power optimised tasks. Excellent vendor support and long term availability makes this a trustworthy successor for the standard i.MX6 series.
Excellent choice for any higher value consumer or industrial products. Its strengths are multi channel audio and display applications.
PolyCore 7
NXP i.MX8MN Ultra Lite (i.MX8MNUL)
Up to four arm cortex A53 cores typically supporting up to 1 GB DDR4 RAM. Cost and size optimised version of the standard i.MX8M Mini / Nano series. No GPU or PCIe options and reduced audio connectivity but still many peripheral blocks like USB, SD/MMC, I2C, SPI, gigabit ethernet, …
Good choice for higher value consumer or IoT products with long production times.
PolyCore 7
NXP i.MX8MN Ultra Lite (i.MX8MNUL)
Up to four arm cortex A53 cores typically supporting up to 1 GB DDR4 RAM. Cost and size optimised version of the standard i.MX8M Mini / Nano series. No GPU or PCIe options and reduced audio connectivity but still many peripheral blocks like USB, SD/MMC, I2C, SPI, gigabit ethernet, …
Good choice for higher value consumer or IoT products with long production times.
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PolyCore ??
Looking for a processor solution we do not have in our portfolio yet?
We do offer any kind of custom solution you are looking for. Tell us which processor you’d like to employ in your product and we will make you an offer you can’t refuse. Due to our design pooling and licensing approach the usual high NRE cost of such a complex design can be converted to a sum your finance department will suspect a scam – but it won’t be!
Together we can unleash the maximal price / performance ratio of your new product.
Benefits at a glance!
Fully Independent
With our budget-friendly licensing or pooling approach, we offer access to our validated from-scratch PolyCore processor designs.
You always own everything! So at any time in future you can come back to the project and modify it to your new needs.
Maximal Flexibility
No bulky off-the-shelf modules that try to be all-in-one solutions. Your product has a specific purpose – so should your electronics have one.
We will align with you and your needs to offer a solution that exactly fits your desired purpose.
Low NRE Costs
Unlike most of our customers we are crafting embedded linux systems from scratch on a daily base. This makes us super efficient and lightning fast.
We can share the development cost of the core designs across multiple customers. It’s a win-win situation for everybody!
Own Operating System
With every hardware solution we are offering you will get an up-to-date yocto based operating system with OTA update capability and matching CI/CD pipelines.
So you can forget about outdated or hard-to-work-with vendor BSPs. With our solution you can directly concentrate on your specific end application.
Faster Time To Market
Thinking about developing your own chip-down linux solution? Looking into missing engineering ressources and probably a full year of development?
Our solutions will get you started within a few weeks! In-house capabilities for mechanical and PCB production and EMI pre-compliance further shorten the cycle.
Always State-Of-The-Art
Not advancing your product hardware fast enough because of high NRE costs attached? With our solutions you always stay ahead of the competition.
We always keep our design pool up-to-date. When you need a faster processor – just come back to us. We can help you so that upgrades become a no-brainer.
Let’s Find The Best Solution for your Project!
Just give us a call or send us an email. We will then align with you on your requirements and offer you a matching solution.
Last but not least for every PolyCore design we are also offering development kits in a Raspberry Pi form factor. So before you go all-in with our solutions you can easily validate them on your own.
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