Introducing the i.MX 95 SoM for Industrial Edge AI and Real-Time Robotics

At electronica 2026, the team at SolidRun introduced our new i.MX95 SoM and HummingBoard i.MX95 IIoT industrial carrier, built on the NXP i.MX 95 applications processor for Industry 4.0, real-time robotics, energy storage systems and industrial networking infrastructure.

The i.MX 95 is a capable processor, and several module vendors have built around it. What sets our platform apart is where we drew the line between the module and the customer’s board. Every embedded team that has built around a multi-gigabit processor knows the pattern: the module looks great on paper, then the carrier schematic starts, the high-speed lanes need routing, and the EMI pre-compliance test comes back with notes. We designed the i.MX 95 SoM around three problems OEMs bring to us again and again.

All Three Ethernet PHYs, Including 10GbE, Integrated on the Module

Most i.MX 95 modules route the processor’s three Ethernet interfaces out to the carrier connector as raw SERDES or USXGMII signals. That hands the customer the hardest part of the design: the 10GbE PHY, the controlled-impedance differential pairs, the magnetics and the EMI work that goes with them.

The i.MX 95 SoM is the first i.MX 95 module to integrate all three Ethernet PHYs, including 10GbE, on the module. Your carrier sees standard Ethernet, not sensitive multi-gigabit lanes. In practice:

Fewer PCB layers and a simpler stackup on your carrier
No 10GbE signal integrity or magnetics design on your side
Lower EMI compliance risk, because the high-speed work is done and tested on the module
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) on all three ports for deterministic industrial traffic

For OEMs that have spent a layout cycle on 10GbE signal integrity, that is a meaningful difference.

A Processor Upgrade Without a Carrier Redesign

Industrial products live for a decade or more. The processor inside them does not. When new silicon arrives, the choice is usually a full carrier redesign or staying on aging parts.

The i.MX 95 SoM keeps the 47 x 30 mm footprint and pinout we have used across our module family, including the i.MX8M Plus SoM. If your product is built on one of those, moving to the i.MX 95 is a module change. You gain up to six Arm Cortex-A55 cores, LPDDR5 memory, the 2.3 TOPS eIQ Neutron NPU and 10GbE without touching your carrier. The HummingBoard i.MX 95 IIoT is the first carrier to break out the 10GbE port, and it still accepts earlier modules.

From Sensor to GPU on a Single Vendor’s Hardware

Physical AI systems rarely run on one processor. A real-time controller handles sensors, safety and actuation, and a GPU handles perception and planning. Connecting the two is where integration time goes, especially when the hardware comes from different vendors.

SolidRun builds both NXP-based edge modules and NVIDIA-based AI systems, and we are the first to demonstrate a complete, self-contained i.MX 95 to NVIDIA Holoscan to GPU implementation on hardware from a single vendor. The SoM captures camera and sensor data, processes it on its integrated ISP and NPU, and streams it as timestamped, low-latency Holoscan data over 10GbE to a SolidRun NVIDIA-based AI system. The same link carries commands back to the SoM’s real-time Cortex-M7 core, so one cable closes the loop between sensing and action.

Because the implementation is software-defined, it handles more complex workloads than fixed-function front ends. And because both ends of the link come from SolidRun, you have one hardware partner for the whole pipeline.

Built for Industrial Deployment

The HummingBoard i.MX 95 IIoT is a production-ready industrial carrier, not just an evaluation board. It pairs the SoM with dual Gigabit Ethernet, 10GbE RJ45 with an optional bypass to the on-board SFP+ cage, dual CAN-FD, RS485 and RS232, dual MIPI CSI-2 camera inputs, dual display outputs and M.2 slots for AI acceleration, NVMe storage and 5G.

The i.MX 95 processor’s independent safety domain, with its own power and clock, can keep operating and reach a safe state even if the application cores fail, giving designers a foundation for ASIL-B and SIL-2 certification. Industrial-grade modules are rated for -40°C to +85°C.

A growing ecosystem of camera partners, software and developer tools supports the platform, with more to come.

Availability

The i.MX 95 SoM and HummingBoard i.MX 95 IIoT carrier are shipping now in quad- and hexa-core configurations with commercial, wide and industrial temperature grades.

Visit the i.MX 95 SoM and HummingBoard i.MX 95 IIoT product pages for full specifications, or see the i.MX 95 family overview.

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