AI Hardware

NXP

Processors and microcontrollers with embedded neural acceleration

About NXP

NXP Semiconductors makes processors, microcontrollers and connectivity chips for automotive, industrial and IoT markets. Its i.MX and MCX families include neural processing units, supported by the eIQ machine learning software toolkit, and it announced an acquisition of Kinara, an edge AI accelerator company.

Common use cases

  • Smart cameras
  • Predictive maintenance
  • In-vehicle AI
  • Voice and gesture control

Products and services

i.MX applications processors

Processors with integrated NPUs.

MCX microcontrollers

Microcontrollers with optional NPU.

eIQ software

Tools for deploying ML models at the edge.

Automotive processors

Chips for vehicle compute and radar.

Key features

  • Integrated NPUs
  • Edge ML toolkit
  • Automotive-grade chips
  • Secure connectivity
  • Low-power MCUs
  • Radar processing

Integrations

  • TensorFlow Lite
  • ONNX
  • Zephyr
  • AWS IoT

NXP alternatives

FAQs

Who buys NXP chips?

Device makers and system designers in automotive, industrial and IoT.

What software is included?

eIQ tools and SDKs for model deployment.

Is the NPU optional?

It is integrated in selected i.MX and MCX parts.

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