# Amlogic A311Y3 Cortex-A78/A55 Edge AI system-on-module delivers up to 8 TOPS

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Author: Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Published: 2026-09-03T13:46:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [CNX Software - Embedded Systems News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cnx-software-embedded-systems-news.md>)

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## AI overview

The article examines Boardcon's CM311Y3 system-on-module, which uses the Amlogic A311Y3 octa-core SoC with Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 CPUs, an 8 TOPS NPU, LPDDR5 memory, eMMC storage, and interfaces for embedded applications. It also describes the module's development board, software support, and key specifications.

## Source excerpt

Boardcon CM311Y3 system-on-module (SoM) is powered by an Amlogic A311Y3 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU and targets 4K video surveillance systems, AI edge computing devices, interactive terminals, enterprise thin clients, and autonomous robots. The module comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5 and up to 256 GB eMMC flash, exposes 210 pins through castellated edges, and a development board is also provided for evaluation and early software development. We don't often see new SoMs or SBCs based on Amlogic SoCs these days, so let's have a closer look. Boardcon CM311Y3 System-on-Module CM311Y3 specifications: SoC - Amlogic A311Y3 CPU 2x ARM Cortex-A78 cores @ 2.4GHx 6x ARM Cortex-A55 cores @ 2.0GHz RISC-V core for system control processing RISC-V core for Always-on power management and Sensor Hub GPU - Arm Mali-G625 MC1 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenCL 3.0 VPU Video Decoder - H.264 up to [...] The post Amlogic A311Y3 Cortex-A78/A55 Edge AI system-on-module delivers up to 8 TOPS appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.