SOPHGO has launched two new chips, the SG2000 and SG2002, designed for artificial intelligence applications on everyday devices. These chips are unique because they combine multiple processing cores from different architectures such as RISC-V and Arm, allowing them to run multiple operating systems such as Linux, Android, and FreeRTOS at the same time.
They even include a MCU core 8051 older for basic tasks. The SG2002 offers twice the AI processing power compared to the SG2000. These chips are designed for use in smart cameras, facial recognition systems, and other smart home devices. While SOPHGO previously offered more powerful RISC-V processors, these new SG2000 chips are considered entry-level options.
There are currently limited software resources available for these chips, although some documentation exists in Chinese. Several companies are developing single board computers based on these SOPHGO chips, which we hope to hear more about soon.
SoC technical specifications
As for the technical specifications of the SOPHGO SG2000 Series SoC are:
- CPU cores
- 1x C906 64-bit RISC-V @ 1GHz
- 1x C906 64-bit RISC-V @ 700MHz
- 1x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1GHz
- Microcontroller (MCU)
- 8051 8-bit @ 25 up to 300 MHz with 6KB or 8KB SRAM
- VPU
- It does not have a GPU, but the VPU does the video encoding and decoding tasks in H.265/H.264 (5M @ 30fps)
- ISP
- 5M@30fps
- NPU
- 0.5 TOPS for SG2000 or 1 TOPS for SG2002 (INT8)
- Memory (SiP)
- 512MB DRAM for SG2000, 256MB for SG2002
- Storage
- SPI NOR flash, SPI NAND flash, eMMC 5.0 flash, 2x SDIO 3.0
- Screen interface
- 2-lane MIPI DSI
- Camera interface
- 4-lane or 2-lane+2-lane MIPI CSI
- Audio
- 16-bit audio codec, 2x I2S/PCM, 1x DMIC
- Social
- 10M/100M Ethernet MAC PHY
- USB
- 1x USB 2.0 DRD
- Low speed peripherals
- 5x UART, 4x SPI, 16x PWM, 1x IR, 6x I2C, 6x ADC, and up to 128x GPIOs
- Security
- Encryption, Secure Boot, TRNG, e-fuse
- Packaging
- 10x10x1.3mm LFBGA and 205 pins
- Operating temperature range
- – 0 to 70°C