Ambiq Micro, a specialist in ultra-low-power semiconductor technology for edge AI, has officially launched its new Apollo330 Plus and Apollo510 Lite system-on-chip (SoC) series. The lineup includes six production-ready chips designed to help manufacturers develop and deploy high-performance, energy-efficient edge AI devices more quickly.
The new portfolio consists of the Apollo330 Plus, Apollo330B Plus, Apollo330M Plus, Apollo510 Lite, Apollo510B Lite, and Apollo510D Lite. These variants provide different connectivity and graphics capabilities, making them suitable for a wide range of applications such as wearables, hearables, augmented reality 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.
Availability
The Apollo330 Plus and Apollo510 Lite series are available now through Ambiq’s eStore and authorized distributors.
