ARM_Cortex-A9_Detail

CONFIDENTIAL1Cortex-A9TechnologyLeadershipApplicationProcessorJuly2009CONFIDENTIAL2ChangingMarketDynamicsPlatformbaseddesignbecomingmoreprevalentRequiringmoreaspectsofasolutiontobesharedwithotherdesignsBringinganincreasedlegacyandneedtomaintainsoftwareassetsRequiringasolutionthatcanscaleacrossmultipledesignsDemandingaprocessorwithall-roundHardwareflexibilityiskeytoallowinnovationthroughsoftwarePowerEfficiencyLegislationforcingevenlowpowerrequirementseverywhereEco/GreenandcostimplicationthroughouttheenterpriseMobileneedingmoreperformanceinthesamelowpowerbudgetsCONFIDENTIAL3DemandsfromtheDigitalHomeSTBandDTVprocessingrequirementsincreasinglydrivenbyon-linecontentBrowsers,Connectivity,AdvancedUIMediastandardschangingafterdeploymentofH/WJavaimportantinMHP/OCAP/Blu-RayMultipleroomTVfeedsfrommultipleHDfeedsMulti-formataudioandvideoAdvancedsecurityRichOperatingSystemsWorldwide-SettopBoxApp.ProcessingRequirements(EmbeddedApplicationsProcessorsShippedbySpeed)02040608010012014016018020020042005200620072008200920102011Set-topBoxesShipped(000,000s)8000DMIPSorGreater4000-7999DMIPS2000-3999DMIPS1000-1999DMIPS500-999DMIPS250-499DMIPS125-249DMIPSLessthan125DMIPSSource:TheWorldwideMarketforSemiconductors&SoftwareinSet-topBoxes-2007Edition©IMSResearch,January,2007PrelimPerformanceDMIPSARM926EJ-STMARM1176JZF-STMCortex-A8ARM11MPCoreTMNextGen.ARMRoadmapModernDevicesdrivetheneedfor:•Highperformance•EfficientS/WMediaProcessing•Web2.0CONFIDENTIAL4ChallengesforNextGenerationTVHomesolutionsareneedingmanymorefeaturesStandbyPowerMulti-roomdistributionNet-TVconnectionandWeb-2supportTrans-codingandTrans-ratingforcontentsharingCompetingagainsta“PC”intheloungeCasualgamingsupportAllchallengesareaddressedbyamoreopenprocessorARMhasprovenlow-powerbydesignARMecosystemhasallnetworkingconnectivityoptionsRichInternetsupportisonlyavailableforARMandx86ARMhasadvancedandscalablesolutionsformediaprocessingARMpartnersaremovingtoreplace“PC”throughsmartbooksandaboveARMisapopular,andgrowingprocessorusedingamesconsolesCONFIDENTIAL5H.264/MP4/WMVMP3/AAC/WMAUI&OTAOperatorSpecsMVMM3G&OpenGL-ESVoIP&UMAMobileDrivers:PCstyleapplicationsHigh-endphonesareincreasingincomplexityWeb2.0invadingthehandsetOperatorsbeingdriventowardsStandardopenOssPCapplicationsarebeingoptimizedforARMplatformOnearchitecturetooptimise,onesetofRealView®toolstocreateyourproductportfolioCONFIDENTIAL6What’snextformobile?HandsetshavedoubledtheircomputationallevelabouteverytwoyearsNolongercanjustMHzsolvethechallengeCortex-A813StagePipelineARM118StagePipelineARM95StagePipelineCONFIDENTIAL7TheARMCortex-A9ProcessorsARMdefinesnewembeddedprocessorcapabilitywiththereleaseoftwonewprocessorswithinthecommonARM®Cortex™architecturefamilyARMCortex-A9MPCore™processor:Amulticoreprocessordeliveringthe2ndgenerationoftheARMMPCoretechnologyforincreasedperformancescalabilityandincreasedcontroloverpowerconsumption.Idealforhigh-performancemobilehandsets,networkingandauto-infotainmentdevicesARMCortex-A9processor:Atraditionalsinglecoreprocessorforsimplifieddesignmigrationinhigh-performance,cost-sensitivemarketssuchasmobilehandsetsandotherembeddeddevicesreducingtime-to-marketandfullymaintainingexistingsoftwareinvestmentsCONFIDENTIAL8Cortex-A9–TechnologyLeadershipBreakthroughperformanceandpowerscalabilitySecondgenerationSMPtechnologyAdvancedpipelinewith2.5DMIPS/MHzOptionalfloating-pointandNEONunitsNewsystem-levelintegrationfeaturesfordesignoptimizationAcceleratorcoherencyportGenericinterruptcontrol(GIC)anddistributionsystemSuitableforhigh-endconsumerandenterprisethroughtowirelesshandsetsDelivered2Q08,nowinpartnersiliconPPATSMC40LP(estimated)TSMC40G(trialled)ConfigurationDual-core,Dual-NEON32/32KL1,128Interrupts,ACP,dual-AXI,PTM,PL310Dualcore,dualNeonwith32/32KL1,dualAXI,ACP,128IRQ,PTM,PL310StandardCellsAdvantage-HS(Rvtonly)Advantage-HS(Rvtonly)MemoriesARMfast-instancesARMfast-instancesFrequency*(MHz)600-700atss,0.9V,125C,W/C1200atss,0.81V,125/-40C,W/CMacroblockarea(mm2)5.25.2Powerefficiencywithcache(DMIPS/mW)4.9attt,1.1V,25C8.0attt,0.99V,25C*50psclockjitter,+/-3%dutycyclevariation,10%OCVand100psholdmargin,rcworstparasiticsCONFIDENTIAL9Cortex-A9DeliveringNextGenerationTherapidadoptionisleadingtorapiddeploymentofthenextgenerationofdevicesTypicallytwotothreetimestheperformanceoftheCortex-A8designsFirsthandsetspotentiallythisyear,withmainstreamdeploymentbyendof2010AllkeymobileoperatingsystemarereadyforintegrationandtestinginSMPconfigurationsCONFIDENTIAL10OfferingDesignScalabilityDeliveringover8000peakaggregateDMIPSwith2.50DMIPS/MHzperCPUHigherperformanceandlowerpowerconsumptionformobiledevicesProvidingsoftwareportabilityacrossmultipledevicesSynthesisflexibilitytotargetfrom500MHztoover1GHzinTSMC65nmprocesses123456781000’sofDMIPS(aggregate)1CPU2CPU3CPU4CPUPowerConsumption/SiliconCostProductDesignSpaceAsingleprocessorthatprovidesasingleproductthatcanbeappliedacrossmultiplemarkets,sharingacommonsoftwareplatformCONFIDENTIAL11Cortex-A9CompanionProductsCortex-A9Floating-P