Celus, Variscite, and NXP Semiconductors have partnered to integrate Variscite's system-on-module (SoM) portfolio into the CELUS Design Platform and NXP Block Diagram Designer. The collaboration uses Celus' AI Design Assistant to automate embedded system design from concept to production-ready prototype. The initial phase covers three NXP i.MX-based SoMs: the VAR-SOM-MX93 (dual Cortex-A55, 0.5-TOPS NPU, cost-sensitive edge), the VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS (quad Cortex-A53, integrated NPU and ISP), and the DART-MX95 (up to six Cortex-A55 cores, 2-TOPS NPU, heavy edge AI workloads). The partnership targets industrial automation, medical devices, and IoT markets.
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What NXP i.MX SoMs are supported in the CELUS Design Platform from Variscite?
The CELUS Design Platform supports three Variscite SoMs: the VAR-SOM-MX93 (NXP i.MX 93, dual Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz, 0.5-TOPS Ethos-U65 NPU), the VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS (NXP i.MX 8M Plus, quad Cortex-A53 at 1.8 GHz, integrated NPU and ISP), and the DART-MX95 (NXP i.MX 95, up to six Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0 GHz, 2-TOPS eIQ Neutron NPU). Engineers evaluating NXP i.MX SoMs for edge AI designs track platform support updates like these on daily.dev.