ARA-2120AA-IA0T-BNXP SemiconductorsDigital signal processor · FCBGAARA-2120AA-IA0T-B is the industrial-grade, bulk-packed orderable form of the NXP Semiconductors Ara240 discrete neural processing unit (DNPU), a dedicated AI companion accelerator delivering up to 40 equivalent TOPS (eTOPS) at a 900 MHz core frequency with support for up to 16 GB of LPDDR4 memory. It offloads transformer, CNN, LLM, VLM and VLA inference from the host processor through a 4-lane PCIe Gen4 interface or USB 3.2 Gen 1, so edge systems run large models locally with low latency instead of depending on cloud compute. The business gain is measurable: local inference cuts recurring cloud cost, keeps sensitive data on device, and lets an existing host platform add generative-AI capability without a full redesign, while secure boot and a hardware root-of-trust processor harden deployment in industrial and enterprise environments. Evidence: NXP publishes the industrial datasheet (ARA240IND, Rev. 3.0, July 2026) that defines this ordering code with these specifications, and NXP Product Longevity lists the Ara240 DNPU through April 2036. Selection and procurement advice: the DNPU is a companion accelerator, not a standalone host, so confirm host interface, lane configuration, memory size and SDK support against your platform before ordering; the trailing B denotes bulk packing (T denotes tray) and the I denotes industrial grade, so quote the full ARA-2120AA-IA0T-B code character for character, since packing and grade change the supplied part; choose this industrial-grade form over the commercial CA0T forms for industrial deployment. Featured in Mouser new-product coverage dated October 5, 2026. Parameters verified against NXP Semiconductors documentation. State quantity, packing and date-code requirements in your RFQ; we reconfirm the offered lot before quotation and reply within 24 hours.