i.MX27L i.MX27  i.MX31L  i.MX31
CPU   ARM926EJ-S  ARM926EJ-S  ARM1136JF-STM  ARM1136JF-S
Speed (CPU/System) 266—400 MHz/133 MHz 266—400 MHz/133 MHz 400–532 MHz/133 MHz 400–532 MHz/133 MHz
I-Cache/D-Cache 16 KB/16 KB 16 KB/16 KB 16 KB/16 KB + Unified 128 KB L2 16 KB/16 KB + Unified 128 KB L2
Floating Point     Vector Floating Point Unit Vector Floating Point Unit
Direct Memory Access (DMA) 16 Channels 16 Channels 32 Channels 32 Channels
Embedded SRAM 45 KB 45 KB 16 KB 16 KB
DDR Memory Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash Boot NAND or NOR NAND or NOR NAND or NOR NAND or NOR
Video Acceleration   H.264, MPEG-4, H.263 HW
Encoder and Decoder;
MPEG4 VGA 30 fps Encode MPEG4 VGA 30 fps Encode
Image Pre- and Post-Processor   Color Space Conversion,De-Block,De-Ring, Resize Color Space Conversion,De-Block,De-Ring, Resize, Rotation Color Space Conversion,De-Block,De-Ring, Resize, Rotation
2-D/3-D Graphics       Integrated 2-D/3-D Proc. Unit with OpenGL Support,Vector Floating Point Unit
Liquid Crystal Display Controller (LCDC)
Display Size=Typical
Standard and Smart 720 x 480 Standard and Smart 720 x 480 Smart, Serial and Parallel Panels, TV Out, 2 Simultaneous Displays 800 x 600 Smart, Serial and Parallel Panels, TV Out, 2 Simultaneous Displays 800 x 600
Camera Interface CCIR656 CCIR657 CCIR658 CCIR659
Universal Async. Receiver/Transmitter 6 6 5 4
IrDA SIR SIR SIR , MR, FIR SIR , MR, FIR
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) 3 CSPI 3 CSPI 3 CSPI 3 CSPI
Synchronous Serial Interface
Inter-Integrated Circuit Sound (SSI/I2S)
2 2 2 2
Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) 2 2 1 1
Single-Wire Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Universal Serial Bus (USB) High-Speed On-The-Go, High-Speed Host
and Full-Speed Host
High-Speed On-The-Go, High-Speed Host
and Full-Speed Host
High-Speed On-The-Go, High-Speed Host
and Full-Speed Host
High-Speed On-The-Go, High-Speed Host
and Full-Speed Host
Ethernet Yes Yes    
Digital (MMC/SD) Controller 3 3 2 2
PCMCIA/Compact Flash Yes Yes Yes Yes
Memory Stick® Controller   Yes 2Pro 2Pro
Hard Disk Drive Interface   Advanced Technology Attachment-6 (ATA-6) Advanced Technology Attachment-6 (ATA-6) ATA-6
Smart Card Interface Module (SIM)     1 1
Timer 6 6 3 3
Watchdog Timer Yes Yes Yes Yes
Real-Time Clock 1 1 1 1
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) 1 1 1 1
Process Technology 90nm 90nm 90nm 90nm