Automotive Infotainment Re-Defined: TI's Jacinto 6 Automotive OMAP Processor Paves The Way For An Unparalleled In-Vehicle Experience

Today's consumers expect always-on connectedness, with information and entertainment at their fingertips in every environment – at work, at home, at play and on the road, said Curt Moore, general manager of automotive for TI's OMAP product line. Jacinto 6 links people, their vehicles and the world around them via rich user interfaces, 3D navigation, real-time, high-definition, (HD) video and other interactive capabilities. With TI infotainment processors designed into more than a dozen automobile manufacturers delivering feature-rich infotainment systems, TI is excited to work with our customers to drive automotive infotainment performance to the next level with Jacinto 6.



DRA74x automotive OMAP processor

With the OMAP 5 architecture at its foundation – including dual ARM® Cortex™-A15 cores, dual Cortex-M4 cores and multi-Imagination Technologies' POWERVR™ SGX544-MPx graphics cores – the latest DRA74x (Jacinto 6) processor increases ARM CPU performance up to five times and graphics (GPU) performance close to seven times as compared to the previous Jacinto 5 offering. It also adds the following elements to the OMAP 5 processor foundation, to address specific automotive-infotainment needs:



•AEC Q100 qualification and wide-temperature support.

•Automotive interfaces: 2x CAN, MOST Media Local Bus (MLB), PCIe, Ethernet AVB, 3.3V I/Os.

•Optional 680 MHz floating-point VLIW DSP for integration of software defined radio, advanced audio and speech processing.

•Multiple high-definition camera and video input ports to enable next-generation surround-view camera and consumer devices.

•Robust software ecosystem, including support for QNX, open-source Linux, and Android.

•Pre-integration of TI's WiLink™ 8Q wireless automotive connectivity solutions



Infotainment leaders echo support for TI's Automotive OMAP (Jacinto) processor family

With an ecosystem of leading automotive partners, TI is proud to work with industry leaders to engineer the future of in-vehicle capabilities. Many of those ecosystem players leverage TI's Jacinto processors and applaud the launch of the latest Jacinto 6 offering:



The automotive infotainment market has shifted dramatically in the past five years, as cars transform into portable command centers, said Jugal Vijayvargiya, senior vice president of Delphi and president of Delphi Electronics & Safety. Delphi delivers real-world solutions to drive this shift, with innovative implementations of connectivity technologies, speech recognition, audio streaming and more. We are proud to work with key partners like TI in the process, and look forward to Jacinto 6 enhancing tomorrow's in-vehicle infotainment experiences.



With an estimated 25 million vehicles on the road today featuring HARMAN's audio and infotainment, our team works closely with partners such as TI to redefine the automotive infotainment experience, said Michael Mauser, executive vice president and co-president, infotainment and lifestyle divisions, HARMAN. As the latest in the line of TI's reliable, scalable OMAP processors, Jacinto 6 helps us deliver on the promise to bring consumers seamless, feature-rich infotainment capabilities for a safer, more enjoyable ride wherever they may travel.



At Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, we seek out technology partners such as TI that share our same passion for crafting more exciting, informative driving experiences, said David Taylor, director, research and advanced development, Panasonic Automotive Systems of America. The launch of Jacinto 6 is a major step forward for automotive manufacturers hoping to integrate next-generation infotainment capabilities in upcoming vehicles, and we look forward to seeing how Jacinto 6 transforms the way passengers and drivers experience navigation, multimedia and other interactive capabilities on the road.



For more than 10 years, TI and QNX have worked closely to enable innovative, connected automotive solutions, which have changed the way people interact with in-vehicle and carry-in electronics, said Linda Campbell, director of strategic alliances, QNX Software Systems. Jacinto 6 brings new levels of performance, power, and optimization, enabling us to bring game-changing innovations to model year 2014 vehicles and beyond. We look forward to continued successes with TI and to working together to bring best-in-class, Jacinto-processor-based features to cars across the globe.



Availability

The DRA74x Jacinto 6 processor will sample in mid-2013 and is expected to be available for production by the second half of 2014. As with other OMAP processors, the DRA74x is intended for high-volume automotive manufacturers and is not available through distributors.