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applications, we knewwe had tomake
the Cortex-A32 scalable. Cortex-A32
therefore offers a wide range of
configuration options. The diagram
below shows two configurations of
Cortex-A32 but there is a range of
possibilities in between.
The configuration on the left in
the diagram above shows a typical
performance optimized multi-core
configuration - quadcore, larger cache
sizes and includes optional features
like NEON and Crypto engines. This
configuration provides excellent
performance for most rich embedded
applications and retains ARM’s low
power leadership - consuming less
than 75mW per processor core,
when running at 1.0GHz on a
28nm process node. At the other
extreme, the smallest configuration
of the Cortex-A32 processor, with a
physical implementation optimized
for area, occupies less than quarter
of mm2 and consumes less than
4mW at 100MHz in the same 28nm
process node. With this scalability,
the Cortex-A32 is suitable for a wide
range of rich embedded applications.
In summary,
the lowest cost rich embedded
applications are about to get a lot
more exciting. Cortex-A is already the
number 1 CPU architecture for rich
embedded. The Cortex-A32 expands
the Cortex-A family and adds our
most efficient 32-bit application
processor yet. The Cortex-32 is set
to drive future innovation in rich
embedded and IoT - I can’t wait to
see what our partners will build with
it.