NXP Semiconductors has introduced the approaching launch of its next-generation OrangeBox 2.0 connectivity area controller, promising synthetic intelligence (AI) expertise and post-quantum cryptography geared toward protecting future software-defined automobiles secure.
“The unique OrangeBox platform consolidated the wi-fi connectivity of the automobile, decreasing the cyber-attack surfaces,” explains NXP’s Dan Loop of the platform’s predecessor. “OrangeBox 2.0 permits AI to take issues a step additional, defending vehicles by detecting anomalous communication patterns which may very well be an indication of beforehand unknown cyberthreats. The AI capabilities and superior security and connectivity delivered by the i.MX 94 functions processor won’t solely assist new cybersecurity protections, but in addition allow new options for fleet administration, predictive upkeep, and extra.”
NXP has unveiled its second-generation connectivity area controller for software-defined automobiles: the OrangeBox 2.0. (📷: NXP Semiconductors)
The guts of the OrangeBox 2.0 is an NXP i.MX 94, the corporate’s first system-on-chip to function an built-in 2.5-gigabit-Ethernet change. The chip consists of 4 Arm Cortex-A55 utility processor cores operating at as much as 1.7GHz, two Cortex-M7 microcontroller cores operating at as much as 800MHz, and two Cortex-M33 microcontroller cores operating at 333MHz and 300MHz respectively. It additionally options NXP’s in-house eIQ Neutron neural processing unit — designed to ship the computational grunt required for on-device machine studying to detect previously-unknown threats and firewall them off routinely.
The identical neural coprocessor can be utilized to run different machine studying fashions, NXP says, together with these for fleet administration and predictive upkeep. Elsewhere within the chip is a safe enclave that includes post-quantum cryptographic algorithms — designed to face up to assault from as-yet theoretical large-scale quantum computer systems able to quickly factorizing massive numbers and thus defeating present frequent public-key cryptosystems. For connectivity the OrangeBox 2.0 additionally consists of NXP’s AW693 for dual-band Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4, whereas audio is dealt with by the software-defined SAF9100.
NXP is showcasing the OrangeBox 2.0 at Computex in Taipei this week; availability is predicted within the second half of the yr, at an as-yet unannounced value level. Extra info is out there on the NXP web site.
