Modern cars should hear, see and "touch at a distance" the surrounding world, to help the driver in the management or completely replace it. "The eyes and ears" of the car require not only cameras and radars, but also digital processors capable of processing the signals received through these channels. British holding company ARM, according to Electronics Weekly, introduced a specialized processor Mali-C71, which can be integrated into various car systems , working with
images. The processor is able to process images with a resolution of up to 4096 x 4096 pixels, obtained from four cameras simultaneously. If this is not enough for the operation of some car system, the number of Mali-C17 processors can be proportionally increased.
In transport management systems, reliability and safety are the top priorities, so the Mali-C71 complies with the requirements of the ASIL D / ISO 26262 and SIL3 / IEC 61508 standards. In particular, the processor blocks contain "redundant circuits", increased attention is paid to self-diagnostics. The novelty can work in conjunction with processors of different architectures: ARM, x86 and MIPS. The Mali-C71 area does not exceed two square millimeters, which allow to integrate
this processor seamlessly into the complex solutions of ARM customers. One of them, according to the British holding, is about to release the first product based on Mali-C71. Related Products :
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