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    Apollo3

    Innovation at Your Fingertips

    Apollo3 opens up new possibilities for next-generation devices with a flexible, ultra-low power platform for IoT endpoint devices.

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    The QFN packaging for Apollo3 Blue SoC is available now with enhanced versatility and ease of integration for a wide range of smart home and IoT applications.

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    Experience the Future of Ultra-Low Power

    01

    Intelligence Focused

    Architected with the feature requirements of future endpoint AI devices in mind.

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    Versatility Reimagined

    Full-featured hardware and software platform that has excelled as both an application processor and sensor hub for a wide variety of markets and use cases.

    03

    Efficiency Redefined

    Industry-leading ultra-low power with less than 6µA/MHz of active power consumption and 1 μA in deep sleep.

    04

    Security Centered

    Ambiq’s secureSPOT® platform with secure OTA and wired updates, Flash protection, recovery, hardware entropy, and more for secure applications.

    Apollo3 Block Diagram

    Specifications

    Ultra-Low Power Supply

    • 6 μA/MHz executing from flash or RAM at 3.3 V
    • 1 μA deep sleep mode with RTC at 3.3 V

    High-Performance Arm Cortex-M4 Processor

    • Up to 48 MHz nominal clock frequency with 96 MHz performance
    • Floating Point Unit (FPU)
    • Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
    • Wake-up interrupt controller with 32 interrupts

    Ultra-Low Power Memory

    • Up to 1MB of flash memory for code/data
    • Up to 384KB of low power RAM for code/data
    • 16KB 2-way Associative/Direct-Mapped Cache

    Ultra-Low Power Interface for On- and Off-Chip Sensors

    • 14-bit ADC, 15 selectable input channels available
    • Up to 2.67 MS/s sampling rate
    • Voltage Comparator (VCOMP)
    • Temperature sensor with ±3°C accuracy after calibration

    Ultra-Low Power Flexible Serial Peripherals

    • 1x 2/4/8-bit SPI master interface (MSPI)
    • 6x I2C/SPI masters for peripheral communication
    • 1x I2C/SPI slave for host communications
    • 2x UART modules with 32-location Tx and Rx FIFOs
    • PDM for mono and stereo audio microphones
    • 1x 12S slave for PDM audio pass-through

    Rich Set of Clock Sources

    • 32.768 kHz Crystal (XTAL) oscillator
    • Low Frequency RC (LFRC) oscillator (1.024 kHz)
    • High Frequency RC (HFRC) oscillator (48 MHz)
    • RTC based on Ambiq’s AM08X5/18X5 family

    Wide Operating Range

    • 1.755-3.63 V, -40°C to 85°C

    Applications

    • Headsets, Earphones, Wireless Earbuds
    • Mobile Accessories
    • Hearing Aids
    • Always-Listening, Voice-Activated Appliances
    • Portable Voice Assistants
    • Remote Controls
    • Smart Cards
    • Fingerprint Readers
    • Wearable electronics including smart watches
    • Smart meters
    • Wireless sensors
    • Activity and fitness monitors
    • Consumer electronics

    Package Options

    • 5 mm x 5 mm, 81-pin BGA with 50 GPIO
    • 3.25 mm x 3.37 mm, 66-pin WLCSP with 37 GPIO

    Ordering Information

    • AMAP31KK-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAP31KK-KCR (WLCSP)

    Where to Buy

    Apollo3 WLCSP
    AMAP31KK-KCR

    Apollo3 Blue BGA
    AMA3B1KK-KBR-B0

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    Apollo Families

    Parameters

    SoC Frequency

    SoC

    SoC CoreMark®Power Efficiency

    NVM

    SRAM

    Voltage

    ADC

    UART

    I/O

    MSPI Master

    I²S

    Audio

    Display

    Graphics

    Security

    Connectivity

    RF Sensitivity

    Tx Output Power

    Packages

    Ordering Information

    Apollo510

    96 MHz
    250 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M55 with Helium, DMA

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    4MB

    3.75MB

    1.71-2.2 V

    12-bit, 11-channel, up to 2.8 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    4

    I²C/SPI Master (8x) 1x full-duplex/1x half-duplex I²C/SPI Slave USB 2.0 FS/HS SDIO v3.0/eMMC (2x) Support for multiple I/O voltages ranging 1.14 to 3.63V

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (2x) up to 96 MT/s (SDR/DDR) 1/2/4/8/16-bit wide (2x) up to 250 MT/s (SDR/DDR)

    I²S Master/Slave (2x) full-duplex with ASRC (1x)

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x) Low Power Audio ADC (1x) PLL for Precision Audio

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire Dual/QuadSPI MIPI DSI at 1.5 Gbps (2 lanes) 4-layer Display Controller Memory in Pixel (MiP) Interface

    2D/2.5D GPU with anti-aliasing, dithering, and vector graphics acceleration

    secureSPOT 3.0 Arm TrustZone®

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    • 6.6 x 6.6 mm, BGA w/ 183 GPIO
    • 4.9 x 4.7 mm, CSP w/ 144 GPIO

    • AP510NFA-CBR (BGA)
    • AP510NFA-CCR (CSP)

    Apollo4 Blue Plus

    96 MHz, 192 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA, Arm Cortex-M0 for Bluetooth Low Energy

    29 µW/MHz

    2MB

    2.75MB

    1.71-2.2 V

    12-bit, 11-channel, up to 2.8 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    4

    I²C/SPI Master (7x) I²C/SPI Slave USB 2.0 FS SDIO v3.0/eMMC (1x)

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (2x) 1/2/4/8/16-bit wide (KXR pkg only) up to 96 MT/s (SDR/DDR)

    I²S Master/Slave (2x) , full-duplex with ASRC

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (4x) Low Power Stereo Audio ADC (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire Dual/QuadSPI MIPI DSI at 500 Mbps (1 lane) 4-layer Display Controller

    2D/2.5D GPU with anti-aliasing, dithering, and vector graphics assist

    secureSPOT 2.0 Secure Boot, Root of Trust

    Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4

    -95 dBm

    Up to +6 dBm

    4.7 x 4.7 mm, BGA-131 w/ 81 GPIO

    • AMA4B2KP-KXR (BGA)
    • AMA4B2KP-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAP4BPXEVB (EVB)

    Apollo4 Blue Lite

    96 MHz, 192 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA, Arm Cortex-M0 for Bluetooth Low Energy

    38 µW/MHz

    2MB

    1.4MB

    1.71-2.2 V

    12-bit, 11-channel, up to 2.8 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    4

    I²C/SPI Master (7x) I²C/SPI Slave SDIO v3.0/eMMC (1x)

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (2x) 1/2/4/8/16-bit wide up to 96 MT/s (SDR/DDR)

    I²S Master/Slave, full-duplex

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire Dual/QuadSPI

    2D/2.5D GPU with anti-aliasing and dithering

    secureSPOT 2.0 Secure Boot, Root of Trust

    Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4

    -95 dBm

    Up to +6 dBm

    • 4.7 x 4.7 mm, BGA-131 w/ 75 GPIO

    • AMA4B2KL-KXR (BGA)
    • AMA4BLEVB (EVB)

    Apollo4 Lite

    96 MHz, 192 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA

    38 µW/MHz

    2MB

    1.4MB

    1.71-2.2 V

    12-bit, 11-channel, up to 2.8 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    4

    I²C/SPI Master (8x) I²C/SPI Slave SDIO v3.0/eMMC (1x)

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (2x) 1/2/4/8/16-bit wide up to 96 MT/s (SDR/DDR)

    I²S Master/Slave (2x) full-duplex

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire Dual/QuadSPI

    2D/2.5D GPU with anti-aliasing, and dithering

    secureSPOT 2.0 Secure Boot, Root of Trust

    Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4

    -95 dBm

    Up to +6 dBm

    • 5 x 5 mm, BGA-146 w/ 84 GPIO

    • AMAP42KL-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAP4LEVB (EVB)

    Apollo4 Plus

    96 MHz 192 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA

    29 µW/MHz

    2MB

    2.75MB

    1.71-2.2 V

    12-bit, 11-channel, up to 2.8 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    4

    I²C/SPI Master (8x) I²C/SPI Slave USB 2.0 FS SDIO v3.0/eMMC (1x)

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (2x) 1/2/4/8/16-bit wide up to 96 MT/s (SDR/DDR)

    I²S Master/Slave (2x) full-duplex with ASRC

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (4x) Low Power Stereo Audio ADC (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire Dual/QuadSPI MIPI DSI at 500 Mbps (2 lanes) 4-layer Display Controller

    2D/2.5D GPU with anti-aliasing, dithering, and vector graphics assist

    secureSPOT 2.0 Secure Boot, Root of Trust

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    • 5 x 5 mm, BGA-146 w/ 105 GPIO

    • AMAP42KP-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAP4PEVB (EVB)
    • AMAP4PDISP (Display Kit)

    Apollo3 Blue Plus

    48 MHz, 96 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA, Arm Cortex-M0 for Bluetooth Low Energy

    33 µW/MHz

    2MB

    768KB

    1.755-3.63 V

    14-bit, 15-channel, up to 2.67 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    2

    I²C/SPI Master (6x)

    1/2/4/8-bit wide (3x) up to 48 MT/s (SDR) ISO7816 Master

    I²S Slave for PDM, Audio Pass-through

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire, Dual/QuadSPI

    -

    secureSPOT w/ Secure Boot

    Bluetooth Low Energy 5

    -93 dBm

    Up to +3 dBm

    • 5.3 x 4.3 x 0.8 mm, BGA-108 w/ 74 GPIO

    • AMA3B2KK-KBR (BGA)
    • AMA3B2EVB (EVB)

    Apollo3 Blue

    48 MHz, 96 MHz turboSPOT

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA, Arm Cortex-M0 for Bluetooth Low Energy

    33 µW/MHz

    1MB

    384KB

    1.755-3.63 V

    14-bit, 15-channel, up to 2.67 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    2

    I²C/SPI Master (6x) I²C/SPI Slave

    1/2/4/8-bit wide up to 48 MT/s (SDR) ISO7816 Master

    I²S Slave for PDM, Audio Pass-through

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire

    -

    secureSPOT

    Bluetooth® Low Energy 5

    -93 dBm (typical)

    Up to +3 dBm

    • 5 x 5 mm, BGA-81 w/ 50 GPIO
    • 3.25 x 3.37 x 0.51 mm, CSP-66 w/ 37 GPIO
    • 3.25 x 3.37 x 0.34 mm, CSP-66 w/ 37 GPIO (Thin)
    • 8 x 8 mm, QFN-64 w/ 38 GPIO

    • AMA3B1KK-KBR-B0 (BGA)
    • AMA3B1KK-KCR-B0 (CSP)
    • AMA3B1KK-KCR-TB (Thin CSP)
    • AMA3B1KK-KQR-B0 (QFN)
    • AMA3BEVB (EVB)

    Apollo3

    48 MHz 96 MHz turboSPOT®

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F, DMA

    33 µW/MHz

    1MB

    384KB

    1.755-3.63 V

    14-bit, 15-channel, up to 2.67 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    2

    I²C/SPI Master (6x) I²C/SPI Slave

    1/2/4/8-bit wide up to 48 MT/s (SDR) ISO7816 Master

    I²S Slave for PDM Audio Pass-through

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

    SPI 3-wire/4-wire

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    secureSPOT®

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    • 5 x 5 mm, BGA-81 w/ 50 GPIO
    • 3.25 x 3.37 mm, CSP-66 w/ 37 GPIO

    • AMAP31KK-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAP31KK-KCR (CSP)
    • AMA3BEVB

    Apollo2

    48 MHz

    32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F

    39 μW/MHz

    1MB

    256KB

    1.755-3.63 V

    14-bit, 15-channel, up to 2.67 MS/s Sampling Rate ADC

    2

    I²C/SPI Master (6x)

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    I²S Slave for PDM Audio Pass-through

    PDM stereo DMIC interface (1x)

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    • 4.5 x 4.5 mm, BGA-64 w/ 50 GPIO
    • 2.6 x 2.6 x 0.51 mm, CSP-49 w/ 34 GPIO
    • 2.6 x 2.6 x 0.33 mm, CSP-49 w/ 34 GPIO (Thin)

    • AMAPH1KK-KBR (BGA)
    • AMAPH1KK-KCR (CSP)
    • AMAPH1KK-KCR-TB (Thin CSP)
    • AMAPHEVB (EVB)

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