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  • What is TrustZone for ARMv8-M?

    As a product manager for the Cortex-M33, I see this question pop up a lot. Below is my version of the answer.

    Characteristics of TrustZone technology

    • TrustZone is the security foundation for billions of ARM Cortex-A processor-based systems
    • TrustZone…

  • TrustZone of the Cortex-M vs. TrustZone of the Cortex-A

    What is the difference between the TrustZone of Cortex M23/33 and the TrustZone of Cortex A?
    Can you provide documentation on this topic? May I start to prototype my Cortex M23 application on a Cortex A processor and then migrate to Cortex M23 when chips…

  • RTOS Design Considerations Version 2.0 - SVCall behavior question

    Hi,

    In RTOS Design Considerations Version 2.0 document, Section 2.2 ("SVCall and PendSV exceptions") following is mentioned.

    When the processor is in Secure state, the SVC exception handling sequence fetches the exception vector from the Secure…

  • CMSIS: A success story

    When the first Arm Cortex-M3 devices came to market in 2004, it quickly became clear that a vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer was required to simplify software re-use and to reduce the learning curve for new software developers. The introduction…

  • New online training course – Arm Cortex processor behaviors

    We are very pleased to announce a new online training topic – Arm Cortex processor behaviors.

    About the course

    This course builds on our series of topics that introduce the A, R, and M profiles of the Arm architecture and is targeted primarily at hardware…

  • I am very new to ARM, still understanding the terminologies. What is the difference b/w the Cortex family and the x-gene?

    Where can i get a list of all these family of ARM processors and their differences

  • Machine Learning Silicon Isn’t One Size Fits All

    These days, just about everyone in the technology industry is talking Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). There’s a huge amount of excitement and a rush to be the first to get it right. What you might have noticed in this dialogue…

  • Advanced debug of NXP i.MX7 heterogeneous system

    Hi,
        

    Arm heterogeneous systems combine a high-performance Cortex-A processor together with an energy-efficient Cortex-M processor, all in a single chip. It’s not surprising to see the popularity of these systems increasing since heterogeneous computing…

  • EW17 day 3 blog: The evolution of embedded computing

    (This is a wrap up of my thoughts from day 3 of Embedded World 2017. For highlights from day 1 and 2, check out EW17 day 1 blog: IoT security and Lego cities and EW17 day 2 blog: All about automotive)

    One of the things that has struck me walking around…

  • EW17 DEMO: How to build a robot

    You may not be able to teach a robot how to love yet, but you can teach it how to play retro arcade games. It wasn’t so long ago that robots were the preserve of Sci-Fi films and now we are approaching an era where they can interact alongside humans,…

  • CMSIS DSP new functionality proposal

    CMSIS DSP is a great tool which allows Cortex-M4 devices to have a great app field range, even replacing some general purpose DSP sometimes. However I am missing some "simple" new functions that could enhance, even more, the use of it.

    For example…

  • Does ARMV8 has Cortex M series

    Hi all,

    The new core ARM V8 supports A & R series alone M series are also be released in near future ?

    If not why ?

  • Some suggestions on ARM-based smart watch silicon solution

    Wearable device is one of most hot topics this year in China(perhaps globally ), especially smart watch. Baidu Gudong bracelet, iWatch, Qihu360 kid guard bracelet, Coolpad watch,etc made by local vendors(OEM or ISP) either have been on sales or would…

  • New AMBA Specification Extends Security to Embedded Design: AMBA 5 AHB5

    The amount of data we generate is growing exponentially. Gartner has predicted that in 2015 the global mobile data traffic will be a total of 52 billion terabytes, an increase of 59 percent on 2014. It’s a staggering number that is driven not just by…

  • ARM 创客创新与创客运动：嵌入式战略家 Dominic Pajak 访谈录

    作者：Chris A. Ciufo，Extension Media 嵌入式领域主编

    圣诞节前不久，Dominic Pajak分享了 ARM 对于“创客运动”的看法，其支持力度令观众大吃一惊。之后，我对这位 ARM 的嵌入式战略家进行了采访。 Dominic 是 ARM 的资深工程师，并曾担任该公司 Cortex®-M0 的产品经理，为 ARM 在低功耗微控制器、传感器和无线电领域的成功贡献良多。 在担任新的战略家角色后，他参与了 ARM IP 在各种出色电子产品和用例中的部署…

  • ARM简史：第二部分

    原文地址：A Brief History of ARM: Part 2

    作者: benwalshe

    继续我的上一篇博客：ARM 简史：第一部分。我将讲述 ARM 在 1998 年的历史。正是在这一年，ARM 在伦敦证券交易所 (FTSE) 和 NASDAQ 上市，成为一家上市公司。请在网站上查看 ARM 里程碑，深入了解 ARM 运营年份的记事表。此网站还有一个部分很好地介绍了 ARM 经典处理器系列的详细信息。

    20 世纪 90 年代末：增长、互联网崩溃以及成为上市公司的压力

    20 世纪 90 年代末是技术发展的繁荣时期…

  • 展望可穿戴设备的未来

    作者：davidmaidment

    原帖地址：Looking Into the Future of Wearables

    在ARM，我们曾经拥有和合作伙伴一起确立移动产品革命的机会，而现在我们正在和伙伴们一起努力工作，希望能在增长的可穿戴设备领域复制我们的成功。我们已经轻松地迈出了掌握可穿戴技术的第一步，这是一个令人期待的市场， 根据市场调查公司IHS的数据，到2018年，将达到一年300亿美元的规模。

    虽然我们目前正在起步阶段，我们对如何能制造出最有效的，最精密的，功能最强的和最有用的可穿戴设备已经有了结论…

  • Looking Into the Future of Wearables

    At ARM, we’ve had the opportunity to work with our partners to define the mobile revolution and now we’re hard at work doing the same for the growing wearable devices category. We’re simply cracking the surface of wearable technology – a market set to…

  • 看ARM架构如何一步步站上主流地位

              发现一篇对ARM处理器简单、全面介绍的文章，直接贴过来给大家看看，适合初学者了解了解。

    发布：2014-09-23  |  作者：IC猫

              x86与ARM，是目前两大处理器主流架构，前者大家熟悉不过。在PC世代，x86因是最佳效能价格比（C/PRatio，Cost/Performance，大陆称为性价比）的处理器，因而相继击败其他架构的处理器，包含HP的PA…

  • Embedded Developer Feature: Jens Bauer, GPIO Design Engineer

    Get to know the Embedded Developer...

    This is a monthly series featuring embedded developers of the ARM Connected Community.


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    Name: jensbauer

    Company: GPIO

    Job Title: Design Engineer

    Location: Herning, Denmark

    Developer History

    Before GPIO, I've been working…

  • ADAS – A Small Introduction of the Future of Automobiles

    There is currently a lot of talk around Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in the car market. Car makers are trying to differentiate their vehicles to end customers by implementing more and more so called driving assistant features in the name of…

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  • Freescale Adopts Cortex-M to Address Exponential Electronic Content Growth in Vehicles

    Yesterday in Shanghai, Freescale Semiconductor made a significant announcement to bring their Kinetis EA series of MCUs into the automotive market.

    Thus far, ARM’s success in automotive has mainly been with the ARM® Cortex®-A and Cortex…

  • Embedded Developer Feature: Paul Beckmann, Founder of DSP Concepts

    Get to know the Embedded Developer...

    This is a monthly series featuring embedded developers of the ARM Connected Community.

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    Name: pbeckmann

    Company: DSP Concepts

    Job Title: Founder/CEO

    Location: Santa Clara, CA

    Developer History

    Paul Beckmann received his BS…

  • The features I would like in my ARM processor (part 1)

    Originally this blog post was intended to be all-in-one, but I was suggested to split it into smaller parts.

    So what I'll do, is that I'll mention the features I'd like in my ARM processor, one at a time, piece by piece.

    The purpose of this…

  • Eight innovative ARM-based Kickstarter projects

    In the spirit of some of the more well-known ARM-based development boards and their popular communities, I was curious what other innovative ideas are out there being crowdsourced. Just a bit of research quickly revealed eight ARM-based embedded projects…