Architectures and Processors blog

Read about the five features of Cortex-M processors.

The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore processor is the most energy efficient application processor that ARM has ever developed and has dramatically extended ARM’s low-power leadership in entry level smart phones,…

This blog looks at the performance advantages of using the CMSIS-DSP library rather than a typical textbook implementation of Digital Signal Processing algorithms and how it relates to Arm.

Come hear and be entertained by pbeckmann as he gives an interactive audio design session at the Milpitas Room at the Developer Summit.  You'll hear what the class collectively design on an Cortex-M4.…

I'm happy to announce that the latest release of the UEFI (Unified Extension Firmware Interface) specification includes support for ARMv8-A AArch64 (64-bit ISA). UEFI is a specification created by…

There are a few key aspects of the Cortex-A53 that developers, OEMs, and SoC designers should know. Find out the top 5 things in this blog post.

An excellent whitepaper that describes the features of Cortex-A7 and applications of this little processor. This white paper describes in detail the design choices considered including choice of feature…

It is possible to design and generate production ready optimized code for the Cortex-M4 without having to create a single line of code!Come to the 50 minute presentation on Wednesday, Oct 30th at 1pm at…

IntroductionARM recently announced the next in the family of CCN (Cache Coherent Network) solutions. Specifically we introduced the CoreLink CCN-508. A quick recap – CoreLink CCN-508 is a cache coherent…

To all those attending the ARM TechCon, come to the developer summit which is free and learn about practical hands on implementations secrets.  On Tuesday, October 29th at the Milpitas Meeting Room at…

Just over 6 years ago, in October 2007, ARM introduced a product that had the potential to change the world. Not just in one market (like mobile), but nearly all known semiconductor markets – Looking back…

IntroductionRecently I presented “Coherent Interconnect Technology Supports Exponential Data Flow Growth” at the Linley Processor conference in Santa Clara, CA where I announced a new ARM coherent interconnect…

IntroductionSmartphone and tablets are on the rise the increasing performance and convenience of these devices is definitely showing impact on the traditional PC market. Tablet sales will surge 53.4%,…

This document gives 10 tips on how best to use the FPU on the Arm Cortex-M4 processor.

A question that I am asked many times is – what is the fundamental difference between the high efficiency, mid range and the high performance application processors in the ARM Cortex family? The simple…

1 - Fast adoption The Cortex-M0+ processor was announced in March 2012, with two lead partners, namelyFreescale and NXP, who went public with their plans to release MCUs based on this new processor. These…

This is the third of three blogs I've written around the announcement of the new ARMv8-R architecture for real-time embedded processors.  Simon Craske, our Embedded Processor Architect, and myself will…

Abstract The complex task of selecting which processor core to license can be simplified by using a standard check list approach to evaluate all relevant criteria. This white paper goes through such a…

You might have come across some pieces I've written recently on the ARMv7 architecture.Navigating the Cortex MazeARMv7-A - Power to the PeopleARMv6-M vs ARMv7-M - Unpacking the MicrocontrollersI've…

In recent articles, I’ve overviewed the ARMv7 architecture and then looked in more detail at ARMv7-A (ARMv7-A - Power to the People) and ARMv6-M/ARMv7-M (ARMv6-M vs ARMv7-M - Unpacking the Micro…

This is the first in a series of blogs covering the migration towards ARM technology in the rapidly evolving telecom-infrastructure market. A lot has been written recently regarding the challenges facing…