Amlogic

Amlogic (USA) Ltd., also known as Amlogic, Inc. (sometimes stylized AMLogic) is a fabless semiconductor company that was founded on March 14, 1995, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. It predominantly focuses on designing and selling system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions. Amlogic has offices worldwide including Mountain View (HQ), Bangalore, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Milan, Munich, Japan, Taiwan, and Novi Sad, Serbia, and offices in Hong Kong and China.About amlogic.com

It developed Video CD player chips and later chips for DVD players and other applications involving MPEG2 decoding. Am logic was involved in the creation of the HVD (High-Definition Versatile Disc) standard promoted in China as an alternative to DVD video disks used in DVD players. The company was a player in the developing Chinese tablet processor market since 2010–2013.

Amlogic is an ARM licensee and uses the ARM architecture in the majority of its products . According to a joint press release with ARM in 2013, it was the first company to use ARM's Mali-450 GPU in a configuration with six cores or more.

Products Tablet computer SoC AML8726 family Amlogic AML8726-M Legacy single core ARM Cortex A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-400 GPU released in 2011, with a 16-bit DRAM interface and manufactured on a 65 nm process. Amlogic AML8726-M3 Legacy single-core ARM Cortex A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-400 GPU, released in 2012, with a 16-bit DRAM interface and manufactured on a 45 nm process. Am logic MX (also known as AML8726-M6) Dual-core ARM Cortex A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU, released in 2012 on a 40 nm process.

M8 family (announced 2013) Am logic M802 (originally called AML8726-M8) Quad-core ARM Cortex A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-450 MP6 GPU running at 600 MHz. Supports 4 GB DRAM and 4K2K display output. 64-bit DRAM interface, manufactured on a 28 nm HPM process. Amlogic M801 Similar to M802 but with DRAM limited to 2 GB and display output limited to 1080p. Amlogic M805 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A5-based SoC with Mali-450 MP2 GPU in a reduced-size 12 mm x 12 mm LFBGA package.

The M801/802 uses a new version of ARM's Cortex-A9 core (A9r4) that theoretically allows for higher clock speeds and lower power consumption compared to older versions of the Cortex A9 core such as the A9r3 used in Rockchip RK3188.

Originally scheduled to be in production as early as the middle of 2013 in the form of the AML8726-M8, , only one tablet (Onda V975M) has been announced using a chip from the M8 family.

A few manufacturers have shown Android TV boxes using the M802 (Shenzhen Tomato Technology, Tronsmart, Eny Technology and GeniaTech). It has been noted that some devices using the M802 may run hot and use a heatsink for cooling. This is common among other popular OTT set top boxes such as the Amazon Fire TV which uses a metal shell to disperse heat, much like a heatsink would.

TV SoCs

　T966T968T962T950T920LProcess28 nm HKMG28 nm HKMG28 nm HKMGCPUQuad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Dual-core Cortex-A53GPUMali-T830 MP2 OpenGL ES 3.1Mali-T830 MP2 OpenGL ES 3.1Mali-450 MP5 OpenGL ES 2.0Mali-450 OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG 1.1Mali-450 OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG 1.1SDRAMDDR3/3L/4DDR3/3L/4DDR3/3L/4DDR3/3LDDR3/3LStorageeMMC 5.0, SDeMMC 5.0, SDeMMC 5.0, SDeMMC 5.0, SDeMMC 5.0, SDUSB3.0*1+2.0*33.0*1+2.0*32.0*42.0*32.0*3Video Decoding4Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp30 H.2644Kp30 10-bit H.265 1080p60 H.2644Kp30 10-bit H.265 1080p60 H.264Video Encoding1080p30 H.2641080p30 H.2641080p30 H.2641080p30 H.264/Video Output4Kp60 HDMI 2.0b TxV-by-One, LVDSV-by-One, LVDSLVDSLVDSVideo InputHDMI 2.0b, CVBSHDMI 2.0b, CVBSHDMI 2.0b, CVBSHDMI 2.0b, CVBSHDMI 1.4b, CVBSEthernet10/100/1000M MAC10/100/1000M MAC10/100/1000M MAC+PHY10/100M MAC+PHY10/100M MAC+PHYTV DEMODDTMB+, DVB-CDTMB+, DVB-C, ATVDTMB+, DVB-C, ATVDTMB+, DVB-C, ATVDTMB+HDRHDR 10HDR 10HDR 10, HLGHDR 10, HLG/ApplicationXiaomi Split TV 4 / Xiaomi Split TV 3SXiaomi Mi TV 4 (India) / Xiaomi TV 3S / TCL P2 / Max 6 / Xiaomi laser-projection /

Inovel ME2 / Skyworth V8 / Haier Xiaoshuai U3SXiaomi Mi TV 4 Pro 4A 32"/43" (India) / Skyworth G6A / TCL P4Xiaomi 32"/43" TV (China)　

Media player SoCs (S8 family) Amlogic also offers SoC products (S802, S805, and S812) specifically targeting Android TV boxes and OTT set-top boxes (which are variations of similar SoCs in the M series targeting tablets).

Amlogic S802 Similar to M802, quad-core ARM Cortex-A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-450 MP6 GPU. Amlogic S805 A low cost SoC similar to M805 with quad-core ARM Cortex A5-based SoC with Mali-450 MP2 GPU running at 500 MHz, with hardware support for HEVC/H.265 decoding up to 1080p. Amlogic S812 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9-based SoC with ARM Mali-450 MP6 GPU running at 600 MHz with hardware support for HEVC/H.265 decoding up to 4K. S8**-H models include Dolby/DTS licenses.

Media player SoCs (S9 family)

First 64-bit Amlogic Products lineup. On August 28, 2016, all members of the S9 family were reported to be internally limited to 1.5 GHz instead of the advertised 2.0 GHz clock rate. As of that date, it was not clear if the limitation was due to hardware, firmware or software issues.

Amlogic S805X A low cost version of S905X SoC with 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC with a Mali-450 MP3 GPU, with hardware support for HEVC/H.265/VP9 decoding up to 1080p. Amlogic S905 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC with a Mali-450 MP3 GPU running at 750 MHz, supports hardware decoding up to 4K@60fps for multiple formats including H.265 10-bit, H.264, AVS+. Amlogic S905X Similar to S905 except it supports up to 4K@60fps VP9 profile-2 hardware decoding, HDR, HDMI 2.0a and having a built-in DAC. Amlogic S905L Similar to S905X except it supports HDMI 2.0b but lack VP9 decoding, camera interface and TS inputs. Amlogic S905D Similar to S905X except it supports DVP (Digital Video Port) interface. Amlogic S905W A low cost variant of the S905X, it supports video decoding only up to 4K@30fps. Amlogic S905Z Similar to S905X (VP9 hardware decoding, HDR, 4K@60fps ...), but no more details known about it, used in the third generation Amazon Fire TV and the Fire TV Cube. Amlogic S912 Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC (Big.LITTLE configuration 4x1.5 GHz and 4x1.0 GHz) with a Mali-T820 MP3 GPU running at 600 MHz. Amlogic S922X Hexa-core ARM Cortex-A73 & ARM Cortex-A55-based SoC (Big.LITTLE configuration 4x1.8 GHz and 2x1.9 GHz) with a Mali-G52 MP4 GPU running at 800 MHz. Amlogic S928X Penta-core ARM Cortex-A76 & ARM Cortex-A55-based SoC (Big.LITTLE configuration 1x1.8 GHz and 4x2.0 GHz) with a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU running at 800 MHz. S9**(*)-H models include Dolby/DTS licenses.

Devices based on them are already in the market running Android 5.1 to 7.1, they are usually paired with 1 GB, 2 GB or 3 GB RAM, 8 GB to 64 GB flash memory, they have features such as a Gigabit Lan and Dual band 2.4G/5G A/C WiFi.

S905X was scheduled to be released in Q1 2016 while S905D and S912 were scheduled for Q2 2016. All three of the SoCs have Android Marshmallow and Buildroot Linux SDKs released.

　S905LS905XS905DS912Process28 nm HKMG28 nm HKMG28 nm HKMG28 nm HKMGCPUQuad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Octa-core Cortex-A53GPUMali-450 OpenGL ES 2.0Mali-450 OpenGL ES 2.0Mali-450 OpenGL ES 2.0Mali-T820 MP3 OpenGL ES 3.1SDRAMDDR3/4, LPDDR2/3DDR3/4, LPDDR2/3DDR3/4, LPDDR2/3DDR3/4, LPDDR2/3StorageNAND flash eMMC 5.0, SD, NOR flashNAND Flash eMMC 5.0, SD, NOR FlashNAND Flash eMMC 5.0, SD, NOR FlashNAND Flash eMMC 5.0, SD, NOR FlashUSB2.0*22.0*22.0*22.0*3Video Decoding4Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2 4Kp30 H.264Video Encoding1080p60 H.2641080p60 H.2641080p60 H.2641080p60 H.265/H.264Video OutputHDMI 2.0b/HDCP 2.2 CVBSHDMI 2.0b/HDCP 2.2 CVBSHDMI 2.0b/HDCP 2.2 CVBS, RGBHDMI 2.0b/HDCP 2.2 CVBS, RGBVideo Input//TS in, DVPTS in, DVPEthernet10/100M MAC+PHY10/100M MAC+PHY10/100/1000 RGMII 10/100M MAC+PHY10/100/1000 RGMII 10/100M MAC+PHYAudio OutputStereo DACs I2S, SPDIF, DMICStereo DACs I2S, SPDIF, DMICStereo DACs I2S, SPDIF, DMICStereo DACs I2S, SPDIF, DMICHDRHDR 10, HLGHDR 10, HLGHDR 10, HLGDolby Vision, HDR 10, HLGApplicationIPTVTMALL M17 / Xiaomi box 3S / Skyworth&JBL CINEMA STV215 /

HF 10 / ATV195X / ZTE B860H /

PPBOX P1 / Amazon Fire TVRokid Pebble / (O.B.E projector)TMALL M16S / TMALL 3Pro / Raven-H / Phicomm T1 / JJ box

Media player SoCs (S9 family gen 2) At IBC 2018 Amlogic showed to the public for the first time their second generation SoCs for media players on reference boards running Android TV 9.

Amlogic S905X2 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC with a Mali-G31 MP2 "Dvalin" GPU and adds to the first generation SoCs support to HDMI 2.1 at 4k60 and to the HDR formats of Dolby Vision and TCH Prime. Amlogic S905Y2 Similar to the S905X2, built for smaller HDMI dongles and because of that it loses some features like Ethernet, DVP (Digital Video Port) interface, CVBS (Composite video). Amlogic S922X Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73+Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC with a Mali-G52 MP4 GPU.

　S905X2S905Y2S922XCPU Process12 nm12 nm12 nmCPUQuad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A53Quad-core Cortex-A73+Dual-Core CortexA53GPUMali-G31 MP2 Vulkan 1.0, OpenGL ES 3.2Mali-G31 MP2 Vulkan 1.0, OpenGL ES 3.2Mali-G52 MP4 Vulkan 1.0, OpenGL ES 3.2SDRAMDDR3/3L/4, LPDDR3/4DDR3/3L/4, LPDDR3/4DDR3/3L/4, LPDDR3/4StorageSLC NAND Flash, eMMC 5.0, SD, SPI NOR/NAND SLC NAND Flash, eMMC 5.0, SD, SPI NOR/NANDSLC/MLC/TLC NAND Flash, eMMC 5.0, SDSC/SDXC/SDHC/SDIO, SPI NOR/NANDUSB3.02.03.0Video Decoding4Kp60 10-bit H.265, 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2, 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265, 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2, 4Kp30 H.2644Kp60 10-bit H.265, 4Kp60 VP9 Profile2, 4Kp30 H.264Video Encoding1080p60 H.264/H.2651080p60 H.264/H.2651080p60 H.264/H.265Video OutputHDMI 2.1HDMI 2.1HDMI 2.1Video InputTS in, DVPTS inTS in, DVP, MIPIWifi/BluetoothMIMO 2T2R Wifi / BT 5.0MIMO 2T2R Wifi / BT 5.0MIMO 2T2R Wifi / BT 5.0Ethernet10/100/1000 MAC+ 10/100 PHYNone10/100/1000 MAC+ 10/100 PHY Audio Output Stereo DAC I2S, SPDIF, DMICHDRHDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision, TCH PrimeHDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision, TCH PrimeHDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision, TCH PrimePackage14 mm × 14 mm BGA10.9 mm × 10.9 mm BGA16.1 mm × 14.3 mm BGA

Media player SoCs (S9 family gen 3) Amlogic S905X3 Quad core Cortex-A55 SoC. The S905X3 has an optional Neural Network Accelerator with 1.2 TOPS NN inference accelerator supporting TensorFlow and Caffe. Arm Mali G31 MP2 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0 support. Amlogic S922D Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 + dual-core ARM Cortex-A53-based SoC with a Mali-G52 MP4 GPU. The S922D has a Neural Network Accelerator with 2.5 TOPS (16-bit?) and 5.0 TOPS (8-bit?) NN inference accelerator supporting TensorFlow and Caffe.

Media player SoCs (S8 & S9 family gen 4) According to a leaked roadmap, Amlogic was to launch its next generation of media processors starting from Q4 2019. The main new feature is support of AV1 video decoding in hardware. Three new SoCs are in development:

Amlogic S905X4 (Q4 2019): Mid-range SoC pin-compatible with S905X2 and -X3 processors. Adds 4k 120fps AV1 decoding. Amlogic S805X2 (Q2 2020): Low-end SoC with at least 1080p AV1 decoding. Quad-core ARM Cortex-A35 based SoC with Mali G31 MP2 GPU. Amlogic S908X (Q3 2020): High-end SoC with 8K 60fps AV1 and AVS3 decoding, HDMI 2.1 and unknown CPU and GPU. Amlogic S905Y4 (Q3 2022): Quad-core ARM Cortex-A35 based SoC with a Mali-G31 MP2 GPU. Adds AV1 hardware decoding (AV1 [email protected] up to 4Kx2K@60fps).

　S905Y4CPU Process12 nmCPUQuad-core Cortex-A35GPUMali-G31 MP2 Vulkan 1.0, OpenGL ES 3.2SDRAMDDR3/3L/4, LPDDR3/4StorageSLC NAND Flash, eMMC 5.0, SDSC/SDXC/SDHC/SDIOUSB3.0Video Decoding4Kp60 10-bit H.265,