• Vector Table for ARMv8 (cortex A57)

    Hi,

     

    How do i configure vector table for cortex A-57?

    From the documents - "The vector table has 16 entries, with each entry being 128 bytes (32 instructions) in size. The table effectively consists of 4 sets of 4 entries"

    Also " Virtual…

  • ARMv8 Exception level on Startup

    Hi,

    When i power on a ARM cortex A57, How many of the 4 Exception levels will be supported?

    How can i set such that only exception levels EL0 and EL1 are supported in my program? How can i activate each exception levels?

    I have to set it such that normally…

  • Embedded ARMv8 dev board

    I'm an arduino guy looking for more power and I'd like to start using the high performance ARM chips such as the A57 and soon the A75, but I'm having an impossible time finding dev boards for anything other than some older ARM chips (I think the highest…

  • Migrating ARM Linux from CoreLink CCI-400 Systems to CoreLink CCN-504

    Recently, Carbon released the first ARMv8 Linux CPAK utilizing the ARM CoreLink CCN-504 Cache Coherent Network on Carbon System Exchange. The CCN family of interconnect offers a wide range of high bandwidth, low latency options for networking and data…

  • Comparing ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A57

    The latest high-performance ARMv8-A processor is the Cortex-A72.The press release reports that the A72 delivers CPU performance that is 50x greater than leading smartphones from five years ago and will be the anchor in premium smartphones for 2016. The…

  • System Address Map (SAM) Configuration for AMBA 5 CHI Systems with CCN-504

    In late 2014, Carbon released the first Carbon Performance Analysis Kit (CPAK) utilizing the ARM CoreLink CCN-504 Cache Coherent Network. Today, the CCN-504 can be built on Carbon IP Exchange with a wide range of configuration options. There are now…

  • Optimization of Systems Containing the Arm CoreLink CCN-504 Cache Coherent Network

    The first Carbon Performance Analysis Kit (CPAK) demonstrating the AMBA 5 CHI protocol has been released on Carbon System Exchange. The design features the Arm Cortex-A57 configured for AMBA 5 CHI and the Arm CoreLink CCN-504 Cache Coherent Network.…

  • ARM’s 64-bit big.LITTLE at 2.5GHz+?  Yes, please with TSMC’s 16nm FinFET Plus!

    The annual Design Automation Conference (DAC) was held last month, and what a show it was!  If you recall, back in February, I talked about TSMC and ARM’s first tape-out with the ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 processors. At DAC, we presented…

  • Cycle Accurate ARM Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57 Models Support AArch64

    We (The specified item was not found.) have just completed our first major release of 2014. It includes significant new content and many bug fixes to all products. Today, I would like to highlight the updated models of the ARM® Cortex™-A53

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  • First tape-out with TSMC’s 16nm FinFET and ARM’s 64-bit big.LITTLE Processors

    Another important milestone was reached recently for TSMC  and ARM when the teams taped out at the end of December 2013 (see block diagram) the first 64 bit ARMv8 processors in a big.LITTLE configuration on TSMC’s leading edge manufacturing process…

  • Getting the Most Out of the ARM CoreLink NIC-400

    At this year's ARM® TechCon™, Carbon Design Systems did a joint presentation with ARM entitled "Getting the Most out of the ARM CoreLink™ NIC-400."  In this blog, I'll give a high level overview of what we presented and also give an opportunity to download…

  • ARM Cortex-A57 on TSMC 16FF is real and alive!

    Hello there!

    At this year's TSMC OIP event, I presented “Optimizing Cortex-A57 for TSMC 16nm FinFET” and it was a packed auditorium.

    I would like to thank ARM, TSMC and Cadence for such an impressive colloboration in making sure that we…

  • ARM Cortex-A57 Test Chip on TSMC 16nm FinFET Process Optimizes Tools & Flows

    Taking a major step forward for advanced-node semiconductor design, ARM and Cadence recently (April 4, 2013) announced the first implementation of an ARM® CortexTM-A57 processor on the TSMC 16nm FinFET manufacturing process. Here's a closer look…

  • ARM Cortex-A57 — So Big is Relative but How Relative is Your Big?

    Big gives the impression of being large as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity. We've heard of big brother, big bang, or the notorious wrapper B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again).…