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Hi all,
It is just out of curiosity that I wanted to see the chips based on Cortex-A5 core. I couldn't find much except some Atmel SAM5 or something.
For the Cortex-A8, there seem a number of processors available from Texas Instruments, Freescale, etc.
I understand that the A8 is better than A5 in terms of speed but is there any other particular reason why A5 is not present? I read in this thread that A5 is extremely power efficient and supports multi-core.
I don't have any specific project requirement or anything, so would just like to know if I am missing something... ?
Thanks,
Gopal
The Odroid C1 uses an 4xA5, it's the Amlogic S805. See http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G141578608433
Here are a few examples of advertised chips featuring the ARM Cortex-A5 CPU:
Like with any other product, ARM can only comment on information made public by our partners who decide what and when they announce.
kinjaldave is our product manager looking after the ARM Cortex-A5 processor.
I can think of two more reasons one would design with the Cortex-A5:
1: It's (usually) not as expensive as a Cortex-A5
2: It's more likely that you can get LQFP packages, which are easier to prototype with than BGA.
In addition: Your PCB might be easier to design, because the speed is lower; thus there's a larger margin for the layout, capacitance, crosstalk, etc..