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SL1680 Embedded IoT Processor

Product Overview

The Synaptics SL-Series of embedded processors are highly integrated AI-native Linux® and Android™ systems on chip (SoCs) optimized for multi-modal consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT workloads with hardware accelerators for edge inferencing, security, video, graphics, and audio. Needs to be reworded perhaps to : The SL1680 incorporates high-performance compute engines, including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 64-bit CPU subsystem, a multi-TOPS NPU, a high-efficiency and feature-rich GPU for advanced graphics and AI acceleration, and multimedia accelerators for image signal processing (ISP), 4K video encode/decode, and audio processing.

The SL1680 supports the Synaptics Astra™ platform, delivering a unified experience combining standards-based open software frameworks, full-featured AI toolkits, and Synaptics’ best-in-class wireless connectivity portfolio.

 

AI-Native Edge SOC

High Performance Per Watt

Dual Camera Support

Proven Security Model

Features

Compute, Memory, AI
  • Quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A73 @ 2.1GHz
  • Cache: 64KB I-cache and 32KB D-cache per core,1MB shared L2
  • DRAM Controller: 64-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4x-3733
  • 7.9+ TOPS secure NPU with support for multiple DNN frameworks
GFX, Vision, Display
  • GPU: Imagination™ PowerVR™ Series9XE GE9920
  • Multi-standard video decoding with AV1, H.265/264, VP9/8, MPEG2
  • Multi-stream encoding for H.264, VP8
  • Simultaneous 2160p60 decode and 1080p60 encode
  • OpenGL® ES™ up to 3.2, DirectFB, OpenCL™ 1.2, Vulkan® 1.1, Android™ NN
Audio
  • Far-field voice, keyword detection, decompression, post-processing
Security
  • Secure CPU, Secure Boot with RSA, memory scrambling
  • Integrity checking, physical attack mitigation, true random number generator
Connectivity, I/O, Sensing
  • GbE networking, PCIe, eMMC 5.1, SPI, SDIO, UART, USB, GPIO, ADCs
  • Always-on domain for multi-protocol wake-up events

Benefits

  • Multi-modal IoT SoC lowers system cost
  • Powerful NPU enables out-of-the-box AI
  • Pairs with best-in-class Synaptics connectivity
  • Enables fast time to market

Applications

  • Smart appliances
  • Home security gateways
  • Industrial control systems
  • Signage and displays
  • Point-of-sale systems
  • Scanners

Related Products

  • SL1620

    The SL1620 is designed and optimized for embedded applications that require powerful processing, advanced AI capability, and 3D graphics. This chip comes with Linux® OS, superior audio algorithms, a variety of peripherals, dual displays, companion Synaptics SoC for connectivity and audio front end.

  • SL1640

    The SL1640 is a cost and power optimized secure embedded SoC with high-performance compute engines including a quad-core Arm® Cortex®-A55, 1.6+ TOPS NPU, Imagination GE9920 GPU with 90 GFLOPS 16-bit operations, Ultra HD video encode and decode pipelines, and audio DSP.

  • Astra Machina

    Astra Machina is a modular developer kit for Synaptics SL-Series of high-performance embedded processors. It integrates advanced AI capabilities, robust multimedia processing, and secure hardware, enabling rapid development of IoT and edge computing devices.

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