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News Release from: NEC Electronics (Europe) | Subject: ARM core SoCs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 August 2007
Multicore SoC processor speeds to 700MHz
A 90nm, 700MHz dual-core implementation of the ARM11 MPCore multicore processor is billed as the highest-performing ARM processor core on the market.
NEC Electronics is claiming a new speed record for ARM processor performance with two new 32bit ARM processor cores optimised for its proven SoC design process The company's 90nm, 700MHz dual-core implementation of the ARM11 MPCore multicore processor is billed as the highest-performing ARM processor core on the market, and its version of ARM926EJ-S processor core is the industry's fastest at 130nm, clocking in at 400MHz
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Capable of executing more than 2200 Dhrystone MIPS under nominal conditions, NEC Electronics' dual-core implementation of the ARM11 MPCore is the highest-performance implementation available today".
"The processor is well suited to high-speed consumer, enterprise and networking applications that are typically served by much more expensive processors", says John Goodacre, Program Manager, Multiprocessing, ARM.
"For value markets, the NEC Electronics implementation of the 130nm ARM926EJ-S processor is the industry's fastest in its class".
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Based on the ARM11 microarchitecture, the 700MHz (worst-case process, temperature and voltage) ARM11 MPCore is implemented using NEC Electronics' 90nm process technology and delivers ultrahigh performance through multiprocessing at a lower frequency than comparable single-processor solutions, which can result in significant cost savings for system designers.
Full compatibility with existing electronic design automation (EDA) tools and flows can simplify otherwise complex multiprocessor design development and reduce time to market and design costs.
NEC Electronics' new implementation of the ARM926EJ-S processor achieves a speed of 400MHz (worst-case process, temperature and voltage) and is available for implementation with NEC Electronics' 130nm ASIC technology.
The high-performance operation at this node can reduce design costs and mitigate the risks associated with moving to smaller geometries.
This DSP-enhanced 32bit RISC processor is well suited to applications requiring a mix of DSP and microcontroller (MCU) functionality in the digital consumer, imaging, storage, automotive and industrial markets.
In addition to signal-processing extensions to enhance 16bit fixed-point performance using a single-cycle 32 x 16 multiply-accumulate (MAC) unit, the ARM926EJ-S processor incorporates ARM's Jazelle technology that enables direct execution of Java byte codes in hardware and a 16bit ARM Thumb instruction set that shrinks code size and, consequently, reduces system cost.
"Through its strategic relationship with ARM, NEC Electronics is able to offer a wide range of processor cores based on an architecture that combines high performance with low power consumption and low system cost", says Kazu Yamada, Vice President and General Manager, Custom SoC Solutions strategic business unit, NEC Electronics America.
"The 700 and 400MHz cores announced today demonstrate NEC Electronics' ability to combine design expertise with leading-edge process technologies to develop ARM-based processor solutions that meet exacting system requirements".
The silicon-proven 400MHz ARM926EJ-S processor is currently available in NEC Electronics' CB-130M IP library.
The 700MHz ARM11 MPCore multicore processor is scheduled to be available for SoC integration before the end of 2007 in the CB-90M IP library.
Both processors are available for either cell-based IC (CB-IC) or customer-owned tooling (COT) applications.
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