Press Release: Toradex Announces its Participation in

NXPs Early Access Program for the i.MX 8QuadMax

Applications Processor
Horw, Switzerland March 13th 2017: Toradex is proud to announce its participation in the early
access program for the new NXP i.MX 8QuadMax applications processor. Toradex will feature the NXP
i.MX 8QuadMax on its pin-compatible Apalis Computer on Module form factor. Apalis iMX8 will be able
to take advantage of the extensive ecosystem around Toradex Apalis System on Modules (SoMs).

The NXP i.MX 8QuadMax features 6x ARMv8-A 64-bit processor cores 2x ARM Cortex-A72 & 4x
Cortex-A53 - as well as 2x additional Cortex-M4F microcontroller cores with FPU in a single SoC. Its
powerful dual 3D GPU supports Open GL ES 3.1, Vulcan and 4x HD or 1x 4K resolution displays.
SafeAssure fail-over capable display controllers ensure critical displays are always on. High-speed
interfaces like PCIe 3.0, SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0 are available for further expansion.

The Toradex Apalis iMX8 will be offered with a wide temperature range and long-term availability,
making it an excellent choice for rugged and demanding applications.

The Toradex Ixora Carrier Board, the CSI Camera Module and the Apalis iMX8 will make a great
combination to take advantage of the high-performance computer vision processing capabilities of the
NXP i.MX 8QuadMax.

Robert Thompson, i.MX Ecosystem Manager at NXP

NXP realizes that one of the keys to success for the i.MX 8QuadMax processor is enabling an
active ecosystem so a wide range of customers can achieve a faster time to market, said Robert
Thompson, i.MX Ecosystem Manager at NXP. Toradex, with its long history of success in
developing i.MX based SOMs is an ideal partner to help NXP launch the i.MX 8Quad Max and
accelerate customer development.

The Apalis iMX8 will work with any Toradex Apalis carrier board. Toradex will provide a Yocto Project
based Linux Board Support Package (BSP). The BSP additionally includes support for FreeRTOS on the
Cortex-M4F cores to fully leverage the Heterogeneous Multicore Processing (HMP) architecture of the
i.MX 8QuadMax. As with all Toradex modules, online resources such as the developer center,
community forum and webinars provide extensive documentation for getting started and beyond.
Toradex also provides free local technical support for all its products.

Toradex partners will provide additional Apalis-optimized 3rd-party solutions extending the broad Apalis
ecosystem.

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Visit us at Embedded World from 14 - 16 March 2017 in Nuremberg, Germany on booth 1-639, Hall 1 to
talk with our engineers about the upcoming Apalis iMX8.

About Toradex:

Toradex is a Swiss based company with offices around the world, offering ARM-based System on
Modules (SOMs) and Customizable Single Board Computers (SBCs). Powered by NXP i.MX 6, i.MX
7 & Vybrid, and NVIDIA Tegra 2, 3 and TK1 SoC, the pin-compatible SoMs offer scalability in terms of
price, performance, power consumption and I/Os. Complemented with direct online sales and long-term
product availability, Toradex offers direct premium support and ex-stock availability with local
warehouses.

For media queries, please contact:

Lakshmi Naidu: lakshmi.naidu@toradex.com

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