Freescale announced an automotive focused version of its Cortex-A9 based i.MX6 SoC that integrates a Cortex-M4 microcontroller and supports Android and Linux.
In recent years, Freescale Semiconductor’s i.MX6, one of the most popular ARM SoCs among embedded Linux developers, has been increasingly used in automotive in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. Soon, a new ???expanded??? version of the Cortex-A9-based i.MX6 should find even greater favor among automotive equipment manufacturers thanks to an integrated Cortex-M4 microcontroller that offers greater real-time response. The new i.MX6 is the first to combine Cortex-A9 and Cortex-M4 cores, according to the chipmaker.