Overview
Features and Benefits
- Up to 600MHz High Performance Blackfin processor
- 132KB of on chip full speed SRAM
- 10-stage RISC MCU/DSP pipeline with mixed 16-/32-bit ISA for optimal code density
- Powerful and flexible cache architecture suitable for soft real-time control tasks and industry-standard operating systems, plus hard real-time signal processing
- Full SIMD architecture, including instructions for accelerated video and image processing
- Embedded IEEE 802.3 Compliant 10/100 Ethernet MAC with buffered oscillator output to a separate PHY
- Controller Area Network (CAN) 2.0B interface
- Two-Wire Interface Controller
- Glueless Video Capture/Display Port
Product Details
The Blackfin® Processor family has been expanded to address the ever-increasing need for pervasive embedded network connectivity with two new family members. This connectivity is powerful when utilized in conjunction with the high performance 16-/32-bit Blackfin embedded processor core, the flexible cache architecture, the enhanced DMA subsystem, and the Dynamic Power Management (DPM) functionality. System designers can take advantage of the combined control and signal processing capabilities of the processor core across a wide range of end applications through the scalability of the pin and code compatibility of these new family members.
The ADSP-BF536 and ADSP-BF537 are a functional extension of the popular ADSP-BF531 / ADSP-BF532 / ADSP-BF533 processors, and they are ideally suited for a variety of networked applications. The ADSP-BF537 is the higher performance series member, with more embedded memory enabling higher throughput needs for embedded applications such as video security/surveillance and industrial-environment-based distributed control/factory automation applications. The ADSP-BF536 offers exceptional performance and is designed for low cost connected devices such as remote monitoring devices, VoIP, point-of-sale terminals, and biometrics/security applications. Both devices are ideally suited for a broad range of industrial, instrumentation, medical, and consumer appliance applications— allowing for scalability based upon the required network bandwidth and mix of control, plus signal processing needed in the end product.
Product Categories
Product Lifecycle
Production
At least one model within this product family is in production and available for purchase. The product is appropriate for new designs but newer alternatives may exist.
Evaluation Kits (5)
Documentation & Resources
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EE-112: Class Implementation in Analog C++11/14/2016
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EE-213: Host Communication via the Asynchronous Memory Interface for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)2/14/2015
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EE-350: Seamlessly Interfacing MEMS Microphones with Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)8/27/2010
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• EE-350: Code Example
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EE-335: Interfacing SD Cards with Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)3/4/2010
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• EE-335: Code Example
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EE-347: Formatted Print to a UART Terminal with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 3)2/2/2010
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• EE-347: Code example
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EE-339: Using External Switching Regulators with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)8/18/2009
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EE-326: Blackfin® Processor and SDRAM Technology (Rev. 2)8/18/2009
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• EE-326: Code example
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EE-271: Using Cache Memory on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)8/18/2009
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• EE-271: Code example
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EE-340: Connecting SHARC® and Blackfin® Processors over SPI (Rev. 1)5/8/2009
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• EE-340: Code example
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EE-301: Video Templates for Developing Multimedia Applications on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)5/8/2009
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• EE-301: Video Template Code
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EE-312: Building Complex VDK/LwIP Applications Using Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)10/8/2008
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• EE-312: Code example
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EE-281: Hardware Design Checklist for the Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)7/7/2008
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EE-297: Estimating Power for ADSP-BF534/BF536/BF537 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 3)6/2/2008
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• EE-297: Power Spreadsheets
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EE-341: Expert Pin Multiplexing Plug-in for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 3)5/18/2008
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• EE-341: Code Example
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EE-338: Interfacing Blackfin® Processors to the Intellon INT5200 HomePlug PHY (Rev. 2)5/18/2008
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• EE-338: Associated ZIP File
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EE-334: Using Blackfin® Processor Hibernate State for Low Standby Power (Rev. 1)5/17/2008
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• EE-334: Associated ZIP File
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EE-321: Connecting Blackfin® Processors to the AD7656 SAR ADC (Rev. 1)3/27/2008
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• EE-321: Associated ZIP File
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EE-204: Blackfin® Processor SCCB Software Interface for Configuring I2C® Slave Devices (Rev. 2)3/26/2008
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• EE-204: Associated Code (Rev 3, 02/2008)
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EE-333: Interfacing Blackfin® Processors to Winbond W25X16 SPI Flash Devices (Rev. 1)3/25/2008
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• EE-333: Associated Code
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EE-323: Implementing Dynamically Loaded Software Modules (Rev. 1)3/8/2008
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• EE-323: Associated Code
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EE-330: Windows Vista Compatibility in VisualDSP++ 5.0 Development Tools (Rev. 1)8/31/2007
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EE-185: Fast Floating-Point Arithmetic Emulation on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 4)8/28/2007
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• EE-185: Associated Code (Rev 4, 08/2007)
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EE-325: Interfacing Atmel Fingerprint Sensor AT77C104B with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)8/20/2007
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• EE-325: Code Example
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EE-324: System Optimization Techniques for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)7/12/2007
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• EE-324: Associated Code
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EE-294: Energy-Aware Programming on Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)6/27/2007
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EE-315: Changing the PHY in the Ethernet Driver for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)6/22/2007
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• EE-315: Associated Code
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EE-175: Emulator and Evaluation Hardware Troubleshooting Guide for VisualDSP++ Users (Rev. 14)5/21/2007
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• EE-175: Associated Files
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EE-311: VisualDSP++® Flash Programmer API for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/15/2006
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• EE-311: Code Example
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EE-310: Running Two Network Interfaces with ADSP-BF537 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/14/2006
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• EE-310: Code Example
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EE-307: Blackfin® Processor Troubleshooting Tips Using VisualDSP++® Tools (Rev. 1)12/14/2006
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EE-308: Estimating and Optimizing Booting Time for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/13/2006
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• EE-308: Associated ZIP File
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EE-309: Power Mode Transition Times of Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/6/2006
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EE-306: PGO Linker - A Code Layout Tool for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)12/5/2006
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• EE-306: Associated File
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EE-304: Using the Blackfin® Processor SPORT to Emulate a SPI Interface (Rev. 1)11/15/2006
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• EE-304: Associated Source Code
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EE-303: Using VisualDSP++® Thread-Safe Libraries with a Third-Party RTOS (Rev. 1)11/15/2006
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EE-302: Interfacing ADSP-BF53x Blackfin® Processors to NAND FLASH Memory (Rev. 1)11/15/2006
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EE-300: Interfacing Blackfin® EZ-KIT Lite® Boards to CMOS Image Sensors (Rev. 1)11/15/2006
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• EE-300: Sensor Table
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EE-289: Implementing FAT32 File Systems on ADSP-BF533 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)9/15/2006
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• EE-289 Software Code
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EE-258: Interfacing Micron MT9V022 Image Sensors to Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)6/20/2006
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EE-276: Video Framework Considerations for Image Processing on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)11/8/2005
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EE-269: A Beginner’s Guide to Ethernet 802.3 (Rev. 1)6/7/2005
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EE-262: ADSP-BF537 Blackfin® Highlights for ADSP-BF533 Users (Rev. 2)5/13/2005
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• EE-262 Software Code
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EE-261: Understanding Jitter Requirements of PLL-Based Processors (Rev. 1)2/15/2005
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EE-228: Switching Regulator Design Considerations for ADSP-BF533 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)2/14/2005
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EE-257: A Boot Compression/Decompression Algorithm for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/16/2004
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• EE-257 Software Code
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EE-236: Real-Time Solutions Using Mixed-Signal Front-End Devices with the Blackfin® Processor (Rev. 1)7/21/2004
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• EE-236 Software Code
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EE-234: Interfacing T1/E1 Transceivers/Framers to Blackfin® Processors via the Serial Port (Rev. 1)7/21/2004
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• Software Code and Schematics
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EE-235: An Introduction to Scripting in VisualDSP++® (Rev. 1)5/19/2004
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EE-183: Rational Sample Rate Conversion with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 5)10/30/2003
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EE-197: ADSP-BF531/532/533 Blackfin® Processor Multi-cycle Instructions and Latencies10/8/2003
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EE-192: Using C To Create Interrupt-Driven Systems On Blackfin® Processors5/30/2003
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EE-68: Analog Devices JTAG Emulation Technical Reference (Rev. 10)12/20/2002
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EE-149: Tuning C Source Code for the Blackfin® Processor Compiler12/16/2002
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EE-128: DSP in C++: Calling Assembly Class Member Functions From C++9/18/2002
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EE-110: A Quick Primer on ELF and DWARF File Formats5/17/2000
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EE-104: Setting Up Streams with the VisualDSP Debugger11/5/1999
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• EE-104 Software Code
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Blackfin®/SHARC® USB EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 1.1)5/7/2009
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ADSP-BF537 EZ-KIT Lite® Evaluation System Manual (Rev. 2.5)3/27/2008
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Blackfin® USB-LAN EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.2)3/24/2008
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Blackfin® EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 4.1)8/15/2006
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Blackfin® A-V EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.1)7/26/2006
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Blackfin® FPGA EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.1)7/26/2006
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Assembler and Preprocessor Manual (Rev. 3.4)11/15/2009
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 C/C++ Compiler and Library Manual for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 5.4)11/13/2009
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Loader and Utilities Manual (Rev. 2.5)11/13/2009
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Device Drivers and System Services Manual for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 4.3)11/13/2009
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Licensing Guide (Rev. 1.4)11/13/2009
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Kernel (VDK) Users Guide (Rev. 3.5)11/13/2009
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Linker and Utilities Manual (Rev. 3.5)11/13/2009
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Users Guide (Rev. 3.0)12/9/2007
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Quick Installation Reference Card (Rev. 3.1)8/30/2007
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Getting Started Guide (Rev. 3.0)8/30/2007
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Product Release Bulletin (Rev. 3.0)8/30/2007
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PhyCORE-BF537 Rapid Development Kit3/3/2022
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Super Computing Systems AG: leanXcam2/14/2015
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Boston Engineering FlexStack™2/14/2015
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Synchronizing Device Clocks Using IEEE 1588 and Blackfin Embedded Processors11/1/2009 Analog Dialogue
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Graphical Embedded System Design Empowers Life Saving Spider Robots5/1/2008
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A BDTI Analysis of the Analog Devices ADSP-BF5xx3/8/2008
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Designing IPTV Set-top Boxes Without Getting Boxed In3/8/2008
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Understanding Advanced Processor Features Promotes Efficient Coding3/8/2008
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Video Filtering Considerations for Media Processors3/8/2008
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High-Performance Multichannel Power-Line Monitoring with Simultaneous-Sampling ADCs1/1/2007 Analog Dialogue
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Fast, Versatile Blackfin® Processors Handle Advanced RFID Reader Applications9/1/2006 Analog Dialogue
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Security Without Compromise9/1/2005
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Enhance Processor Performance in Open-Source Applications2/1/2005
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Enhance Processor Performance in Open-Source Applications2/1/2005 Analog Dialogue
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Is it Really Possible to Play DVD Quality Media While Executing Linux Applications?1/1/2000
Software & Systems Requirements
Software & Tools Anomalies
Middleware
Lightweight TCP/IP (lwIP) Stack
Software Development Tools
CrossCore® Embedded Studio
CCES is a world-class integrated development environment (IDE) for the ADI Blackfin®, SHARC® and Arm® processor families.
Tools & Simulations
Design Tools
Software Development Kit
The Blackfin® SDK contains free applications software with source code and utilities information and tools that allow you to develop Blackfin processor based applications.
BSDL Model Files
Surface Mount Assembly Recommendations for Plastic Ball Grid Array (PBGA) Packages
Design Resources
ADI has always placed the highest emphasis on delivering products that meet the maximum levels of quality and reliability. We achieve this by incorporating quality and reliability checks in every scope of product and process design, and in the manufacturing process as well. "Zero defects" for shipped products is always our goal.View our quality and reliability program and certifications for more information.
Part Number | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Pin/Package Drawing | CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models |
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ADSP-BF537BBCZ-5A | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 182-Ball CSPBGA (12mm x 12mm x 1.7mm) | |
ADSP-BF537BBCZ-5AV | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 182-Ball CSPBGA (12mm x 12mm x 1.7mm) | |
ADSP-BF537BBCZ-5B | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 208-Ball CSPBGA (17mm x 17mm x 1.75mm) | |
ADSP-BF537BBCZ-5BV | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 208-Ball CSPBGA (17mm x 17mm x 1.75mm) | |
ADSP-BF537KBCZ-6AV | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 182-Ball CSPBGA (12mm x 12mm x 1.7mm) | |
ADSP-BF537KBCZ-6BV | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 208-Ball CSPBGA (17mm x 17mm x 1.75mm) | |
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