For those of you waiting for 3D printing to take a step forward, it may be about to do that with Marvell today announcing their new 3D printer specific SoC solution (system-on-chip).

Rather than having 3D printer manufacturers using off-the-shelve chips to drive their 3D printers, they will now have an option that is specifically built for 3D printing.

Included are:


  • Marvell’s 88PA6120 SoC
  • 533MHz ARM v7 compatible processor
  • Dual real-time microprocessors for precision motion control
  • Rich user interfaces with touch LCD support
  • Integrated 10/100 PHY, USB, DRAM, eMMC
  • Multiple motor controls and print head interfaces
  • HW encryption support for IPSec & SSL
  • Several Marvell WiFi/Bluetooth options such as Marvell’s 88W8801 Avastar® Wi-Fi SoC
  • Full-featured Linux SDK, including real-time 3D motion control, Ethernet and WiFi network stacks, LCD user interface, and board support package
  • Full development tool support
  • Flexible hardware development platform with connectivity options for multiple 3D printer designs



Read more about what this means for 3D Printing at: http://3dprint.com/30793/marvell-3d-printing-socs/