BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT - Quad Cortex-A72 1.5GHz SoC | Broadcom
MPN: BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $58 | $58.00 |
| 10 | $54 | $540.00 |
| 100 | $49.5 | $4,950.00 |
| 500 | $46 | $23,000.00 |
| 1,000 | $43 | $43,000.00 |
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View Datasheet →BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| CPU Core | Quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 (ARMv8-A, 64-bit) |
| CPU Clock Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
| GPU | VideoCore VI |
| Video Decode | 4Kp60 HEVC (H.265) hardware decode |
| Video Encode | 1080p60 H.264 |
| Memory Support | LPDDR4 SDRAM (external) |
| PCIe | PCI Express Gen 2 interface |
| Camera Interfaces | 2x MIPI CSI-2 |
| Display Interfaces | 2x MIPI DSI, HDMI |
| USB | USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 host support |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet MAC |
| GPIO | BCM2835-compatible GPIO bank with alternate functions |
| Package | FCBGA (flip-chip ball grid array) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (BGA) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant (per distributor listing) |
BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT fcbga (flip-chip ball grid array) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT (fcbga (flip-chip ball grid array) package). This analog component features input, output, and power supply pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for offset null, compensation, and enable pin configurations. Ideal for signal conditioning and amplifier circuits.
No detailed pinout data available for BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this component. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT is suitable for 6 applications: Single-Board Computers, Industrial Edge Gateways, Digital Signage and 4K Media Players, Embedded Vision Systems, Home Automation and Smart Hubs, Networking and NAS Appliances.
Single-Board Computers
The BCM2711 is the application processor of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, where its quad Cortex-A72 cores at 1.5 GHz deliver roughly 2-3x the CPU throughput of the BCM2837's Cortex-A53 cores. It boots standard 64-bit Linux, drives dual 4Kp60 displays through its VideoCore VI GPU and dual HDMI paths, and offers desktop-class responsiveness in a credit-card form factor. Designers use it for education, prototyping, and low-volume products. Because the SoC requires external LPDDR4, a PMIC and boot firmware, most product designs adopt the Compute Module 4, which exposes the same BCM2711 silicon through a defined high-density connector with validated power and memory design.
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Industrial Edge Gateways
Industrial IoT gateways benefit from the BCM2711's combination of Gigabit Ethernet MAC, PCIe Gen 2 root-complex capability for 4G/5G modems or NVMe storage, and a rich GPIO bank with legacy BCM2835-compatible registers. The quad Cortex-A72 cores at 1.5 GHz run containerized workloads, protocol conversion stacks and on-device inference, while the VideoCore VI offloads HMI rendering. Typical deployments pair the SoC with wide-input power, a hardware watchdog and industrial temperature screening of the surrounding BOM. Thermal design matters: at several watts of dissipation, a heatsink and directed airflow keep the junction within limits and prevent sustained thermal throttling of the CPU cores.
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Digital Signage and 4K Media Players
The BCM2711's hardware 4Kp60 HEVC (H.265) decode and VideoCore VI graphics make it a strong fit for digital signage players and media appliances that must drive one or two 4K panels continuously. Because decode is handled in dedicated silicon, CPU cores stay free for content management, networking and analytics, reducing power versus software decoding. Dual MIPI DSI and HDMI output paths support multi-screen installations, and Gigabit Ethernet streams content from central servers. Designers should budget for continuous thermal load - media playback runs the SoC for thousands of hours, so a heatsink plus enclosure convection or a fan is standard practice to avoid long-term throttling.
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Embedded Vision Systems
With two MIPI CSI-2 camera channels, the BCM2711 supports dual-camera or camera-plus-display configurations, making it suitable for machine-vision nodes, smart retail sensors and stereo depth rigs. The Cortex-A72 quad core handles frame preprocessing, codec pipelines and inference frameworks, while PCIe Gen 2 allows attachment of NPUs or high-bandwidth capture hardware. The Broadcom ISP processes raw sensor data for HDR and low-light scenes. System designers typically source the camera ecosystem and validated driver stack from the Raspberry Pi platform to shorten development time. Power and thermal headroom should be reserved, since sustained ISP plus CPU load approaches the SoC's practical dissipation limit.
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Home Automation and Smart Hubs
Smart-home hubs built on the BCM2711 combine always-on connectivity, local automation logic and media output. The quad Cortex-A72 cores run home-automation servers and Zigbee/Thread/Matter bridges, the Gigabit Ethernet MAC and USB 3.0 provide backhaul and peripheral expansion, and VideoCore VI renders dashboard UIs on attached touch panels. GPIO with legacy BCM2835-compatible registers allows direct attachment of RF modules, sensors and relays, easing migration of designs previously built on the BCM2835. For 24/7 operation, designers should validate idle power, choose an efficient PMIC, and provide passive cooling; the SoC idles at low power but needs thermal margin for burst workloads such as firmware updates and video streaming.
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Networking and NAS Appliances
The BCM2711's PCIe Gen 2 interface is the enabling feature for compact NAS and network appliances: it connects to SATA controllers, NVMe adapters or multi-port Ethernet ICs that earlier Raspberry Pi SoCs lacked. Combined with the native Gigabit Ethernet MAC, USB 3.0 host bandwidth and quad Cortex-A72 CPU power for encryption and file services, it supports hobbyist and light-commercial storage products and software routers. Throughput planning is essential - PCIe Gen 2 lanes and the shared USB/Ethernet topology set practical bandwidth ceilings well below server-class hardware, so designers should size expectations to roughly gigabit-class file transfer. Adequate cooling sustains sustained transfer loads without throttling.
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Engineering reference data for BCM2711ZPKFSB06B0TT — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | BCM2711ZPKFSB06C0T |
|---|---|---|
| Package | FCBGA | FCBGA - same |
| Brand | Broadcom | Broadcom - same |
| CPU Cores | 4x ARM Cortex-A72 (64-bit) | 4x ARM Cortex-A72 (64-bit) |
| CPU Clock | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| GPU | VideoCore VI | VideoCore VI |
| Video Decode | 4Kp60 HEVC | 4Kp60 HEVC |
| PCIe / USB 3.0 | PCIe Gen 2, USB 3.0 supported | PCIe Gen 2, USB 3.0 supported |
| Memory Support | LPDDR4 (external) | LPDDR4 (external) |
| Reference Platforms | Raspberry Pi 4 family | Raspberry Pi 4 family |
Key Differentiators
- Cortex-A72 performance uplift (vs BCM2837B0IFSBG)
- 4Kp60 HEVC hardware decode (vs BCM2837RIFBG)
- True drop-in sister grade availability (vs BCM2711ZPKFSB06C0T)
Design Notes
The BCM2711 requires a multi-rail power tree (core, memory, IO and always-on domains) that is not fully published; the practical approach is to copy the Raspberry Pi 4 / Compute Module 4 reference design power stage or use the recommended PMIC solution from the CM4 schematic. Estimated: peak board-level current on a Pi 4 reaches roughly 3 A at 5 V under load, so size your 5 V input stage for at least 3 A continuous with margin. Include inrush limiting and a hardware watchdog to recover from brownout-induced boot corruption.
Estimated: at 1.5 GHz under multithreaded load the SoC dissipates on the order of 4-8 W; the public datasheet does not give theta-JA for the FCBGA, so thermal validation must be empirical. On Raspberry Pi 4 boards, sustained load without cooling causes CPU-frequency throttling once the die reaches its thermal limit. For enclosed products, specify a heatsink bonded to the SoC with a thermally conductive path to the enclosure, and verify sustained (not just burst) performance at your maximum ambient temperature.
The FCBGA package routes LPDDR4, PCIe Gen 2, USB 3.0 and MIPI lanes on the substrate, so the host PCB needs controlled-impedance stack-up, length-matched memory routing per LPDDR4 guidelines, and 90-ohm differential pairs for PCIe and USB 3.0. Most teams avoid bare-SoC layouts entirely by adopting the Compute Module 4, which integrates the BCM2711, LPDDR4 and WiFi onto a validated module with a defined connector - dramatically reducing layout risk and certification burden. Reserve this option at project start rather than discovering bare-die complexity late.
Boot depends on an external SPI EEPROM containing bootcode - a bare BCM2711 will not boot from a blank board without it, and first-boot USB/network boot modes require specific OTP programming done at manufacture. Software teams should also note that the public BCM2711 ARM Peripherals datasheet (RP-008248) covers the peripheral register map only; full electrical characterization, power sequencing and ball map are not public, so never design a production bare-SoC board without engaging the Raspberry Pi/Broadcom supply chain for the confidential hardware documentation.
Compliance Information
Distributor listings (Sierra IC) show RoHS-compliant options for the BCM2711 family; full REACH, lead-free and halogen-free declarations were not found in the provided data.
