AI-Enabled IoT Semiconductors – Ambiq Micro, Inc. (“Ambiq®”), a technology leader in ultra-low power semiconductor solutions for edge AI, today announced the release to market (RTM) of its Apollo330 Plus and Apollo510 Lite SoC series. The six products, designed to help manufacturers bring high-performance, power-efficient edge AI devices to market faster, are now available.
The Apollo330 Plus and Apollo510 Lite series span six variants—Apollo330 Plus, Apollo330B Plus, Apollo330M Plus, Apollo510 Lite, Apollo510B Lite, and Apollo510D Lite—offering flexible connectivity and graphics options for a broad range of applications, including wearables, hearables, AR devices, digital health monitors, and industrial sensors.
With over 16x higher performance1, lower latency, and up to 30x better AI energy efficiency2 than previous-generation Cortex-M-based solutions, the series enables always-on, responsive, on-device intelligence without relying on cloud compute—extending battery life and improving the user experience.
Key Features:
- 48/96 MHz Arm® Cortex-M4F network processor with multi-protocol radio (wireless variants)
- Up to 16x faster performance and lower latency, with up to 30x better AI energy efficiency compared to previous-generation Cortex-M-based processors
- 2D/2.5D GPU, vector graphics acceleration, and Ambiq’s graphiqSPOT® for crisp, high-quality displays at ultra-low power (Apollo510 Lite Series)
- Ultra-low-power PDM interface enabling truly always-on voice capabilities
- Connectivity support for Bluetooth® Low Energy, Bluetooth Classic, LE Audio, and Auracast™ (Apollo330M Plus)
- Matter and Thread support via Apollo330M Plus (planned for future OTA update)
- Multiple packages, including BGA and WLCSP
Designed for Intelligent, Battery-Powered Devices
The Apollo330 Plus and Apollo510 Lite series are built on Ambiq’s proprietary Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT®) platform and powered by the Arm® Cortex®-M55 with Helium™ technology, delivering high-performance AI processing with ultra-low power consumption for always-on edge devices.
The series integrates efficient AI acceleration (up to 8 MACs per cycle), up to 2MB SRAM and 2MB embedded NVM, and large instruction and data caches—enabling responsive, power-efficient edge intelligence across a wide range of applications. A streamlined multi-core architecture separates application and network processing, ensuring robust wireless performance (up to +13 dBm TX output) while maintaining ultra-low power consumption.
Security is built in with Ambiq secureSPOT® 3.0, leveraging Arm TrustZone® technology designed to support secure boot, secure firmware updates, and hardware-based protection of sensitive data.
For more information visit: https://ambiq.com/.
