COM Express module delivers power savings

Adlink Technology Inc. has launched its cExpress-MTL, a compact COM Express Type 6 module powered by the new Intel Core Ultra processor, integrating the CPU, GPU and NPU for optimized performance and efficiency. The new COM Express module provides up to eight GPU X^e-cores (128 EUs), an NPU and 14 CPU cores at 28 W TDP, delivering 1.9× the GPU performance than the previous generation and dedicated AI acceleration with lower power consumption.

(Source: Adlink Technology)

“As demands for varying workloads continue to grow in battery-powered edge applications, which cannot solely rely on the CPU alone, we are excited to showcase our Intel Core Ultra-powered COM Express,” said Dylan Cheng, senior product manager at Adlink COM, in a statement. “By integrating a GPU with 1.9× higher performance than prior generation and an NPU for dedicated AI acceleration on top of its powerful CPU, the featured processor in our cExpress-MTL offers proficient graphics and AI capabilities without needing to connect to additional processing units. This substantially simplifies your solution designs, translating to accelerated time-to-market and lower total cost of ownership.”

With the Lower Power E core to handle light workloads, the Intel Core Ultra processor can be 30% to 50% more power efficient than 13th Gen Intel Core, enabling high performance even in compact, battery-powered designs, according to Adlink. Applications include portable medical ultrasound, industrial automation, autonomous driving and AI robots.

Thanks to the hardware-accelerated AV1 encoding and decoding functionality, the cExpress-MTL module can deliver instantaneous media streaming with minimal latency. Other key features include PCIe interfaces upgraded to Gen 4 for faster data transmission, USB4 support and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet with optional TSN.

Adlink said it is working on I-Pi development kits based on the cExpress-MTL module for out-of-the-box-ready prototyping and referencing.