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ARM Announces Cortex-A15 Quad-Core Hard Macro; Power-optimized implementation of quad-core hard macro on leading 28nm process
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CAMBRIDGE, UK -- ARM today announced the availability of a high performance, power-optimized quad-core hard macro implementation of its flagship ARM® Cortex(TM)-A15 MPCore(TM) processor .
The ARM Cortex-A15 MP4 hard macro is designed to run at 2GHz and delivers performance in excess of 20,000DMIPS, while maintaining the power efficiency of the Cortex-A9 hard macro. The Cortex-A15 hard macro development is the result of the unique synergy arising from the combination of ARM Cortex processor IP, Artisan® physical IP, CoreLink (TM) systems IP and ARM integration capabilities, and utilizes the TSMC 28HPM process.
The low leakage implementation, featuring integrated NEON (TM) SIMD technology and floating point (VFP), delivers an extremely competitive balance of performance and power and is ideal for wide array of high-performance computing applications for such as notebooks through to power-efficient, extreme performance-orientated network and enterprise devices.
The hard macro was developed using ARM Artisan 12-track libraries and the recently announced Processor Optimization Pack (TM) (POP) solution for the Cortex-A15 on TSMC 28nm HPM process. This follows the recent announcement of a broad suite of POPs for all Cortex-A series processors (see , 16th April 2012 )
Full configuration and implementation details will be presented at the Cool Chips conference (18-20 April) in Yokohama, Japan. Further information is contained in an accompanying blog .
"For SoC designers looking to make a trade-off between the flexibility offered by the traditional RTL-based SoC development strategy and a rapid time to market, with ensured, benchmarked power, performance and area, an ARM hard macro implementation is an ideal, cost-effective solution," said Jim Nicholas, vice president of Marketing, processor division, ARM. "This new Cortex-A15 hard macro is an important addition to our portfolio and will enable a wider array of partners to leverage the outstanding capabilities of the Cortex-A15 processor."
ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. The ARM comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. Find out more about ARM by following these links: ARM website: http://www.arm.com/ ARM Connected Community®: http://www.arm.com/community/ ARM Blogs: http://blogs.arm.com/ ARMFlix on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/armflix ARM on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ ARMMultimedia http://twitter.com/ARMMobile http://twitter.com/ARMCommunity http://twitter.com/ARMEmbedded http://twitter.com/ARMLowPwr http://twitter.com/KeilTools
PR Contacts :
Alan Tringham
ARM
Tel: (+44) 1223 400947
alan.tringham@arm.com
Andy Phillips
ARM
+44 1223 400930
andy.phillips@arm.com
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