The Microchip SAMA5D27 is a high-performance, low-power Arm Cortex-A5 CPU-based embedded microprocessor (MPU) running up to 500 MHz, with support for multiple memories such as DDR2, DDR3L, LPDDR2, LPDDR3, and QSPI and e.MMC Flash. The device integrates powerful peripherals for connectivity and user interface applications, and offers advanced security functions (Arm Trust Zone , tamper detection, secure data storage, secure boot, etc.), as well as high-performance crypto accelerators AES, SHA and TRNG.

Peripheral Touch Controller & Embedded audio subsystem
0.8mm ball pitch package reduces PCB design complexity
Simple power management scheme
Low-power architecture for extensive battery life