EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - New Wave Design has introduced two rugged 3U VPX single-board computers (SBCs) based on AMD Versal Gen 2 adaptive system-on-chip (SoC) technology for embedded computing applications in aerospace and defense systems.

The V6073 and V6074 modules combine Arm processor cores, graphics processing unit (GPU) cores, AI engines, and programmable FPGA logic with digital signal processing capabilities in a single 3U VPX module. The company designed the boards for high-performance embedded computing applications that require general-purpose processing, AI acceleration, and high-speed data handling.

Both modules provide two single-wide VITA 93 QMC mezzanine sites for modular expansion. Available configurations include additional 100-gigabit-per-second optical interfaces, up to three PCIe Gen 4 NVMe solid-state drives, and additional AI acceleration capabilities.

The V6073 is configured for a compute-intensive Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA)-aligned slot profile, while the V6074 supports an input/output-intensive profile. The modules are intended to provide heterogeneous computing capabilities within a single VPX chassis slot, potentially reducing the need for separate processor, FPGA, and GPU boards.

AMD's Versal Gen 2 architecture integrates Arm processing, Mali graphics, programmable logic, image and video processing, and AI acceleration resources within a single SoC. A high-bandwidth network-on-chip architecture connects the processing elements to support data movement among computing resources. The combination is intended to support workloads involving sensor processing, AI inference, networking, and signal processing.

Potential applications for the V6073 and V6074 include radar processing, signals intelligence, electronic warfare, video processing, mission computing, and embedded communications in aerospace and defense systems.

For more information, visit www.newwavedesign.com.