Rockchip's RK3562 AI Processor Wins China Chip Award, Showing RK3562’S Hardcore Strength

On November 14, 2025, the "China Chip" Integrated Circuit Industry Promotion Conference and the 20th "China Chip" Outstanding Product Selection Awards Ceremony were successfully held in Zhuhai. The ultra-low-power lightweight AI processor RK3562, from Rockchip Electronics Co., was awarded the "Outstanding Market Performance Product" prize. The receipt of this authoritative award represents the market's high recognition of the RK3562 product's competitiveness. The outstanding performance of the RK3562 demonstrates that its precise product positioning and strong market competitiveness have gained extensive recognition across the entire industry chain.

"The China Chip" selection activity is organized by the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) and stands as one of the most influential and authoritative industry awards in the domestic integrated circuit field. The "Outstanding Market Performance Product" award aims to recognize domestic chip products that have achieved significant economic benefits and industry influence in the market.

RK3562 is a mass-market AI chip launched by Rockchip for the AIoT market. It integrates a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-G52 GPU, and a built-in NPU delivering 1 TOPS computing power, achieving an optimal balance between power consumption, performance, and cost. Its key technical advantages include:

• Ultra-Low Power Consumption Design: The chip adopts advanced low-power process technology and power architecture design, significantly reducing both operational and standby power consumption while maintaining performance.

• Lightweight AI Computing Power: Equipped with a dedicated NPU delivering up to 1 TOPS of computing power, easily meet diverse functional requirements across various AIoT devices.

• Robust Multimedia Processing Capability: Supports 4K@30fps video decoding and 1080p@60fps encoding, ensuring smooth playback and processing of mainstream video formats.

Since its launch, the RK3562 has rapidly achieved large-scale commercial application across multiple key sectors by virtue of its outstanding comprehensive advantages, delivering impressive market performance. Its application scope includes:

• Smart Business: Smart POS terminals, digital signage displays, access control and intercom systems, etc.

• Consumer Electronics: Consumer tablets, smart study lamps, AI dictionary pens, etc.

• Smart Home: Smart home controllers, intelligent white goods, robotic vacuum cleaners, cloud computers, voice speakers, etc.

• Industrial IoT: HMI (Human-Machine Interface) systems, power control devices, data loggers, etc.

Winning the "Outstanding Market Performance Product" award marks that the RK3562 has become one of the core driving forces behind the development of China's AIoT industry. Leveraging the RK3562's strengths in high performance, low power consumption, and rich interfaces, Thinkcore Technology Co., Ltd has developed the RK3562/RK3562J core boards and development boards, which are well-suited for commercial display devices such as all-in-one commercial displays, advertising players, and live streaming terminals.

Below is relevant information about the RK3562 SOM and development board.

RK3562/ RK3562J SOM

RK3562/ RK3562J SOM Hardware configuration

Main chip

Model: RK3562/RK3562J

CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A53, up to 2.0GHz

GPU: Mali-G52

NPU: 1TOPS computing power (industrial-grade RK3562J without NPU)

Memory: 1/2/4/8GB, LPDDR4/4X (customizable)

Storage: 8/32/64/128GB, eMMC (customizable)

Interface: stamp hole interface, 10 full leads

PCB: 8 layers, black immersion gold design

Size: 48.1*48.1mm

Signal pins

IO: 86 GPIO pins, including 1 differential clock, 3 button pins and 1 power control pin

Network port: 1 Gigabit Ethernet

Serial port: 10

12C: 6

SPI: 3

CAN: 2

ADC: 13

PWM: 15

12S: 2

USB3.0 OTG: 1

USB2.0 HOST: 1

Camera: MIPICS12Lane*4

SDMMC: 2

SPK: 1

Audio output: 1

MIC: 1

RK3562 Baseboard

RK3562/ RK3562J Development Board Hardware Configuration

Main chip:

Model: RK3562/RK3562J

CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A53, main frequency up to 2.0GHZ

GPU: Mali-G52NPU: 1TOPS computing power

Memory: 1/2/4/8GB, LPDDR4/4X (customizable)

Storage: 8/32/64/128GB, eMMC (customizable)

Power interface: DC 12V@2A DC input

Ethernet: Gigabit network port*1, supports 10/100/1000Mbps data transmission rate

LVDS: 2*15Pin LVDS screen interface*1

MIPI-DSI: MIPI screen interface*1, MIPIDSI and LVDS interface are reused, and the default is to connect to the LVDS screen. If you choose to connect to MIPIDSI, you need to change the resistor

MIPI-CSI: MIPI camera interface*4, can be plugged into the store's IMX415/OV8858 camera (the default combination is the OV8858 camera)

Capacitive touch screen: LVDS touch screen interface*1

LCD backlight: LVDS backlight interface*1

Screen power interface: LVDS voltage selection interface*1

USB2.0: USB HUB interface*4

USB3.0: USB OTG interface*1, default is Device mode, mode can be selected through jumper cap

WiFi: Onboard WiFi6 module, model: AIC8800D40L

TF card holder: Support Micro SD (TF) card to start the system, up to 512GB

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