LS1026ASN8P1A

The LS1026ASN8P1A is a dual‑core, 64‑bit ARM® Cortex®‑A72 microprocessor in the NXP QorIQ Layerscape family, operating at 1.4 GHz and supplied in a 780‑FCPBGA (23×23 mm) package. It targets embedded networking, storage and security applications that require high CPU performance combined with integrated high‑speed interfaces and packet processing acceleration.

Designed for systems that demand multiple high‑speed I/O and secure boot capabilities, the LS1026A family provides a balanced platform for enterprise and industrial designs seeking scalable hardware and software compatibility across related Layerscape devices.

Key Features

• Core and Performance – Dual ARM® Cortex®‑A72 64‑bit cores running at 1.4 GHz, delivering high single‑ and multi‑threaded compute for embedded networking and control tasks.
• Memory – Integrated DDR4 memory controller support to enable modern system memory performance and capacity.
• High‑Speed Networking – Multiple Ethernet controllers including two 10GbE, one 2.5GbE and four 1GbE ports for flexible high‑bandwidth networking configurations.
• Storage and USB – SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) for storage connectivity and three USB 3.0 ports with PHY for high‑speed peripheral and host interfaces.
• PCIe and Peripherals – High‑speed peripheral support including PCIe Gen3 controllers and a mix of standard peripheral interfaces (UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO) as described in the Layerscape series documentation.
• Security – Secure Boot and ARM TrustZone® support for platform trust, plus integrated security engine features in the Layerscape family for accelerated protocol processing and cryptographic operations.
• Packet Processing Acceleration – Series capability for packet classification, distribution and buffer management offload to improve overall throughput and CPU efficiency.
• Package and Temperature – 780‑FCPBGA (23×23 mm) surface‑mount package with an operating temperature range of 0 °C to 105 °C; RoHS compliant.
• Qualification – Device qualification listed as Consumer.

Typical Applications

• Enterprise Routers and Switches – Use the integrated 10GbE and multi‑rate Ethernet ports plus packet acceleration to handle routing and switching workloads.
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) – Leverage SATA 6 Gbps and high CPU performance for storage controllers and NAS appliances.
• Security Appliances – Employ Secure Boot, TrustZone® and the integrated security engine for VPN gateways, firewalls and protocol offload.
• Service Provider Gateways and vCPE – Combine multi‑gigabit Ethernet, PCIe connectivity and packet processing features for virtualized customer premise equipment and provider edge devices.
• Single Board Computers – Compact 23×23 mm package and rich I/O make the LS1026A suitable for compact embedded compute platforms.

Unique Advantages

• Balanced compute and I/O: Dual Cortex‑A72 cores at 1.4 GHz paired with multiple high‑speed interfaces meet both control-plane and data‑plane needs.
• Integrated connectivity: On‑chip 10GbE, 2.5GbE, 1GbE, SATA and USB 3.0 reduce external component count and simplify BOM.
• Security and trusted boot: Secure Boot and TrustZone® provide a foundation for secure system deployment and protected software execution.
• Packet processing offload: Hardware accelerators for packet classification and buffer management free CPU cycles for application tasks.
• Compact BGA package: 780‑FCPBGA (23×23 mm) offers a small footprint for space‑constrained embedded designs.
• Scalable family compatibility: Layerscape family pin‑compatible options enable performance scaling while maintaining hardware and software reuse.

Why Choose LS1026ASN8P1A?

The LS1026ASN8P1A delivers a focused combination of dual‑core ARM Cortex‑A72 processing, robust security features and extensive high‑speed I/O, making it well suited for embedded networking, storage and security applications that require both compute and data‑plane capabilities. Its package, memory support and operating temperature range enable deployment in compact, thermally constrained designs.

As part of the QorIQ Layerscape family, the LS1026A offers design scalability and compatibility with related SoCs, helping teams reuse software and hardware designs to accelerate time‑to‑market while retaining flexibility for future performance scaling.

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