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1 Introduction The i.MX53 processor features ARM Cortex™-A8core, which operates at clock speeds as high as800 MHz. It provides DDR2/LVDDR2-800,LPDDR2-800, or DDR3-800 DRAM memories.

The flexibility of the i.MX53 architecture allows for itsuse in a wide variety of applications. As the heart of theapplication chipset, the i.MX53 processor provides allthe interfaces for connecting peripherals, such asWLAN, Bluetooth™, GPS, hard drive, camera sensors,and dual displays.

Features of the i.MX53 processor include the following:

• Applications processor—The i.MX53xDprocessors boost the capabilities of high-tierportable applications by satisfying the everincreasing MIPS needs of operating systems andgames. Freescale’s Dynamic Voltage andFrequency Scaling (DVFS) provides significantpower reduction, allowing the device to run atlower voltage and frequency with sufficientMIPS for tasks such as audio decode.

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• Multilevel memory system—The multilevel memory system of the i.MX53 is based on the L1instruction and data caches, L2 cache, internal and external memory. The i.MX53 supports manytypes of external memory devices, including DDR2, low voltage DDR2, LPDDR2, DDR3, NORFlash, PSRAM, cellular RAM, NAND Flash (MLC and SLC), OneNAND™, and managed NANDincluding eMMC up to rev 4.4.

• Smart speed technology—The i.MX53 device has power management throughout the IC thatenables the rich suite of multimedia features and peripherals to consume minimum power in bothactive and various low power modes. Smart speed technology enables the designer to deliver afeature-rich product requiring levels of power far lower than industry expectations.

• Multimedia powerhouse—The multimedia performance of the i.MX53 processor ARM core isboosted by a multilevel cache system, Neon (including advanced SIMD, 32-bit single-precisionfloating point support) and vector floating point coprocessors. The system is further enhanced bya multi-standard hardware video codec, autonomous image processing unit (IPU), and aprogrammable smart DMA (SDMA) controller.

• Powerful graphics acceleration— The i.MX53 processors provide two independent, integratedgraphics processing units: an OpenGL® ES 2.0 3D graphics accelerator (33 Mtri/s, 200 Mpix/s,and 800 Mpix/s z-plane performance) and an OpenVG™ 1.1 2D graphics accelerator(200 Mpix/s).

• Interface flexibility—The i.MX53 processor supports connection to a variety of interfaces,including LCD controller for two displays and CMOS sensor interface, high-speed USB on-the-gowith PHY, plus three high-speed USB hosts, multiple expansion card ports (high-speedMMC/SDIO host and others), 10/100 Ethernet controller, and a variety of other popular interfaces(PATA, UART, I2C, and I2S serial audio, among others).

• Advanced security—The i.MX53 processors deliver hardware-enabled security features thatenable secure e-commerce, digital rights management (DRM), information encryption, secureboot, and secure software downloads. For detailed information about the i.MX53 security featurescontact a Freescale representative.