ADLINK Technology, a global provider of leading edge computing solutions, launches its next generation COM Express Type 6 module, the cExpress-TL, based on the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 and Celeron® processor (formerly Tiger Lake UP3). Featuring a brand new high performance graphics core called Intel® Iris® Xe and supporting AVX-512 VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions), the cExpress-TL provides AI inferencing performance nearly 3X that previously available from non-VNNI platforms.
11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors have a configurable power range of 15 to 28 watts, which makes them ideally suited for fanless space-constrained embedded applications. Typical industries in need of such high-performance/low-power characteristics are transport, medical, industrial automation and control, edge controllers, robotics and multi-camera-based AI.
The cExpress-TL is the first COM Express module to support PCI Express Gen 4 at 16 GT/s, effectively doubling the bandwidth compared to prior generations COM Express modules. Two other important improvements are: support for 2.5 GbE Ethernet, that leverages existing CAT5e cable infrastructure being used today for 1GbE Ethernet, and support for four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports with transfer rates of up to 10Gb/s. Both high speed interfaces are highly suited to serve as camera input ports in AI related applications.
The integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics core provides 96 execution units (EUs) and can be configured to support two 8K independent displays or four 4K independent display (HDMI/DP/eDP). Legacy display interfaces such as LVDS and analog VGA can be supported as build options.
AVX-512 Vector Neural Net Instruction (VNNI) is an x86 extension designed to accelerate convolutional neural network-based algorithms. VNNI significantly improves the number of elements processed per cycle and, depending on the type of workload, can boost inferencing performance by up to 300%. The Intel OpenVINO toolkit makes sure that inferencing workloads are run across all CPU cores and Intel® Iris® Xe graphics execution units.
For mission critical or rugged applications, the cExpress-TL supports in-band ECC (IBECC) that provides ECC level error correction on standard DDR4 SODIMM memories. The module is optionally available in an Extreme Rugged version supporting ambient -40°C to +85°C operation and resistance against high vibration and shock.
