What are the main/important features added/updated?
Thank you.
Hello Jens Bauer,
do you say that the latest Cortex-A12 can become a big core for Cortex-A7?
The original Cortex-A12 had normal AXI bus and could not keep coherency with the LITTLE core.
Best regards,
Yasuhiko Koumoto.
I just re-read the information I noticed last year; perhaps I didin't understand it correctly.
Quote:
"Originally, the Cortex-A12 and Cortex-A17 processors were launched as two distinct parts, as they delivered different feature sets and performance points. Since then, due to the consistent demand for more performance and efficiency from the market, alongside Arm’s focus on continuously improving the products, has led us to introduce the performance improvements added by the Cortex-A17 processor into the latest maintenance release of the Cortex-A12. Now both processors deliver equivalent performance levels"
-But you've already seen that a year ago, so I believe you're right; the Cortex-A12 is not exactly the same as Cortex-A17.
I still expect that the Cortex-A17 will be more attractive for the silicon vendors than the Cortex-A12.