RK3588

From ‘Spare Tire’ to Center Stage: How Rockchip Enters the Humanoid Robot Market with Two RK3588 Chips, Targeting a Trillion-Dollar Industry Larger than Automotive

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“In the next decade, the humanoid robot industry will be larger than the automotive industry, and it will never be monopolized by one or two giants.” At the Global Sustainable Leaders Conference in Shanghai on October 16, Wang Chuang, a partner at Zhiyuan Robotics, electrified the audience with this statement. As soon as he finished … Read more

Analysis of Rockchip’s Q3 2023 Performance Forecast

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The core focus of the performance forecast is a net profit median of 250 million yuan for Q3, a 22% decrease compared to the single-quarter profit of 320 million yuan in Q2. The company explains that the decline is due to some customers transitioning their mid-to-high-end products from DDR4 to DDR5, which affects short-term demand … Read more

From RK3588 to RK182X to RK3688: An Insight into Rockchip’s Product Strategy

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Special note: On October 12, we published “Reflections on Potential Risks in Rockchip’s Sustainable Development”. It is recommended to fully consider potential risks before reading this article. In the performance forecast for the first three quarters of 2025, Rockchip stated that the demand in the AIoT market continues to grow. Benefiting from the continuous iteration … Read more

Common Debugging Methods for Serial Ports on RK3588

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On chips such as RK3588, RK3576, RK3568, RK3566, and RK3562, whether running Linux or Android systems, the hardware debugging serial port allows for the following interactive operations to facilitate quick system debugging and problem troubleshooting:Boot Combination KeysOn the RK platform, it provides serial port combination keys to trigger certain events for debugging and flashing(if unable … Read more

Accessing U-Boot Environment Variables in RK3588 Linux

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We are using the RK3588 SmartHub SDK to compile the Buildroot Linux system, with the following versions of U-Boot and Linux Kernel: U-Boot 2017.09Linux version 6.1.115 The U-Boot environment variables are stored in memory by default in the source code provided by RK, with the corresponding configuration as follows: CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y Executing the saveenv command in … Read more

FPGA Schematic and PCB Design: Is a Quotation of 80,000 RMB Reasonable?

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Customer Requirements：FPGA+SOC solution, using the previous FPGA, with the SOC adopting the RK3588 solution, design schematic and PCB project There is a significant difference based on the engineer’s experience level and the region. In the Chinese market, the monthly cost of a qualified FPGA engineer (including company management fees, profits, etc.) typically ranges from 150,000 … Read more

Detailed Technical Specifications of Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576

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Detailed Technical Specifications of Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576

According to a report by Electronic Enthusiasts (by Li Wanwan), Rockchip recently stated that the AIoT market will continue to thrive in the first half of 2025, due to the demand for AI applications on the edge, with the company’s flagship product RK3588 and the newer RK3576 leading the AIoT product lines to maintain rapid … Read more

Building the Kylin System for RK3588 from Scratch

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Building the Kylin System for RK3588 from Scratch

Technical experience sharing, welcome to follow and provide guidance. The Debian series of operating systems uses apt for package management by default, and apt installs software packages based on a fixed apt source to pull packages. This raises a reasonable question: Is there a way to build a customized version of a Debian-based system from … Read more

Comprehensive Guide to RK3588 DDR Circuit PCB Design: From Schematic to Mass Production

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Comprehensive Guide to RK3588 DDR Circuit PCB Design: From Schematic to Mass Production

This article highlights: Features and design points of the RK3588 DDR controller Power design differences for LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5 8/10 layer stack-up solutions and impedance control Practical layout and routing techniques and timing requirements Common design pitfalls and avoidance guide 1. Introduction to RK3588 DDR Controller The RK3588 DDR controller supports LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5 standards, featuring: 64-bit data bus, … Read more

In-Depth Analysis of Rockchip: Building an Ecosystem, Embracing ARM, and Not Competing on Advanced Process Technology

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In-Depth Analysis of Rockchip: Building an Ecosystem, Embracing ARM, and Not Competing on Advanced Process Technology

To start off, here’s an analysis I did in April 2022:Keeping pace with ARM’s new cores, with forward-looking product definitions: The company is always among the first to adopt ARM’s new big core products (A72, A76, GPU), being the first in China, apart from Company H, to use the A72 big core and the A76 … Read more