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News Release from: ARC International | Subject: ARC 600 and 700
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 February 2005
Configurable cores aim for high-growth
markets
The ARC 600 and 700 families now include eleven configurable cores that enable developers to meet specific requirements of high-growth embedded markets.
ARC International has outlined a new roadmap for the company's configurable processors The ARC 600 and 700 families now include eleven configurable cores that offer preoptimised size, speed and power characteristics to enable developers to meet specific requirements of high-growth embedded markets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each core in the 600 and 700 families consumes significantly less silicon area and power when compared with fixed processors by competing companies, and extends ARC's processor architecture to a wider range of consumer, storage and networking applications.
Close to one hundred companies are leveraging ARC's configurable technology to create highly competitive SoCs for products such as cellphones, digital set-top boxes and portable mass storage devices.
Each of these ARC-based applications contains ARC processors that have been uniquely configured to enable developers to meet stringent requirements of the end market.
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"To continue the momentum of record growth in our SoC business, we have launched completely new 600 and 700 core families that increase more than fivefold the number of processors we offer to customers", said Derek Meyer, Vice President of Marketing at ARC International.
"Each new, preoptimised core enables licensees with the power of ARC's configurable technology so they can be fine-tuned for even better performance, smaller size and less power consumption".
The ARC 600 family of processor cores uses an efficient five-stage pipeline to deliver 1.3DMIPS/MHz performance.
The cores' ultrasmall size and power consumption makes them ideal for battery-operated and cost-sensitive devices, such as consumer products, automotive control, storage products and networking.
The ARC 605 core is the one of the world's smallest, lowest power 32bit CPU cores.
In a 0.13um process, it offers a maximum clock frequency of 250MHz, power consumption of 0.06mW/MHz and a die size of 0.31mm2.
The ARC 610D core has the additional feature of a full performance DSP engine, which eliminates dedicated DSP logic on an ARC-based SoC.
Optimised for hard real-time processing, the 610D core has a maximum clock frequency of 260MHz in a 0.13um process, power consumption of 0.07mW/MHz and a die size of 0.64mm2.
The ARC 625D core is a general purpose CPU/DSP core with flexible memory options, which make it ideal for applications that require a real-time embedded operating system (RTOS).
The 625D core has a maximum clock frequency of 240MHz in a 0.13um process, power consumption of 0.08mW/MHz and a die size of 0.71mm2.
The ARC 700 family of high performance cores uses a seven-stage pipeline to deliver 1.2DMIPS/MHz performance.
Each core has DSP capability as a standard feature with optional DSP functions in the form of the ARC XY Advanced DSP subsystem.
RTOS and secure processing support is provided, as is the option for a memory management unit (MMU).
The 700 core family also makes an ideal platform for devices requiring embedded Linux.
The ARC 710D core is ideal for demanding real-time tasks such as networking, storage and multicore designs.
It has a maximum clock frequency of 405MHz in a 0.13um process, power consumption of 0.11mW/MHz and a die size of 0.72mm2.
The ARC 725D core provides a high performance, general purpose solution for a wide range of applications including home entertainment, digital cameras, networking devices, laser printers and storage systems.
It has a maximum clock frequency of 400MHz in a 0.13um process, power consumption of 0.12mW/MHz and a die size of 0.96mm2.
The ARC 750D core delivers best-in-class performance while remaining significantly smaller and less power-hungry than processors offered by competing companies.
Target applications include advanced 3G phones, set-top boxes, wireless LANs and game consoles.
The 750D core has a maximum clock frequency of 400MHz in a 0.13 micron process, power consumption of 0.13mW/MHz and a die size of 1.12mm2.
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