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News Release from: ARM | Subject: ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2003
CPUs lead core family performance
The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores are based on the ARMv6 instruction set architecture and are aimed at a wide range of deeply embedded storage, automotive networking and imaging applications.
The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores are based on the ARMv6 instruction set architecture and are aimed at a wide range of deeply embedded storage, automotive networking and imaging applications such as high-performance disk drives, digital still cameras, engine management units and cable modems The new cores extend the range of the ARM11 family of cores to provide new levels of CPU performance and throughput while adding specific functionality to help solve the design challenges of next-generation devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores also conform to the new Amba 3.0 AXI bus specification for high-performance systems requiring high data throughput.
"In an increasingly competitive environment, system developers strive to balance the conflicting requirements for high-performance embedded systems with the need to maintain low costs while extending battery life", said Richard Phelan, Embedded Cores Manager at ARM.
"With a new operating frequency of up to 550MHz in 0.13um process, Thumb-2 instruction set efficiency and the data throughput capabilities of the Amba 3.0 AXI system bus, the ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores equip partners with the intellectual property necessary to address the high-performance requirements for a wide range of emerging embedded control applications".
The increased capabilities of the ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores provide an easy path for existing ARM946E-S and ARM966E-S core-based designs requiring extended capabilities and higher performance.
The ARM1156T2F-S core includes a vector floating-point unit to accelerate the complex calculations necessary in automotive and imaging applications.
Both the ARM1156T2-S and the ARM1156T2F-S cores include the ARM-Synopsys RTL to GDSII reference methodology within the standard deliverables.
The reference methodology significantly streamlines the process used by ARM partners to port synthesisable ARM microprocessor cores to their chosen technologies, by potentially reducing the time required to harden and model the core.
Availability and Tool Support The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores are compatible with the ARM CoreSight enhanced debug and trace solution.
The ARM CoreSight solution builds on the company's Embedded Trace Macrocell technology (ETM) and provides developers with benefits such as higher compression of trace information, system bus monitoring and trace units and on-chip trace buffer technology.
The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores are also supported by the ARM RealView developer suite software.
The ARM1156T2-S and ARM1156T2F-S cores will be released to ARM partners in Q2 2004.
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