NXP Partnership

NovTech’s Services and Off-the-Shelf Products for NXP i.MX and Layerscape products reduce design time, complexity and development costs.

NovTech has a long history with NXP® Arm® based processors and is partner of NXP. Starting with NXP’s i.MX21, NovTech has built over a dozen NXP development boards and system on modules (SOMs), provided hardware and software design services to scores of companies, and trained engineers on various aspects of the Arm architecture. Product families supported by NovTech include QorIQ® Layerscape 10xx/20xxA, i.MX 7, i.MX 6, i.MX53, i.MX51, i.MX35, i.MX31, i.MX28, iMX27, iMX25, i.MX23, and i.MX21.

NovTech’s expertise in Arm architecture, high-speed design, firmware and software design, PCB layout, power management design, and system level testing and validation has helped NXP customers manage the complexity of Arm SoCs while maximizing the benefits and features of the chipsets. NovTech also specializes in turn-key offerings and can deliver production ready systems with complete out-of-the-box experience.

Off-the-Shelf Offerings

NovTech offers a wide range of evaluation platforms and customizable SOMs for NXP Arm based Systems on Chip (SoC).

Single Board Computers
System On Module Solutions
Platform Evaluation Kits

Design Services

Services provided by NovTech include:

  • Hardware Design Services include system level design and architecture definition, PCB design and layout, schematics review and translation, documentation, prototype, production and complete turn-key solutions.
  • Software and firmware design services include BSPs for Linux, Android, Windows 10 IoT Core, QNX and VxWorks, digital logic design, device drivers, connectivity protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Cellular, power supply design, high-speed memory interface design, and implementing security in hardware and software.
  • Testing and certification services include functional testing, development of manufacturing test suites and pre-scans for EMI, heat, shock and vibration.

Training

NovTech offers a variety of training classes to help FPGA designers quickly build product and software expertise.

  • In-depth look at NXP SoC architecture, features and benefits
  • Deep dive on Arm architecture
  • Implementing security in Arm based processors with Trust Architecture
  • Implementing High-Speed DDR memory interfaces
  • Optimizing power-supply design for multi-rail SoCs