ARC International Announces New Versions of the Configurable ARC(TM) 700 Core Family; New Core Releases Offer Significant Performance Improvements
ELSTREE, England—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 8, 2005—
ARC International (LSE:ARK), the world leader in
configurable CPU/DSP processor cores and application subsystems, today
announced new releases of the patented ARC(TM) 700 processor core
family, with significantly improved performance in both Dhrystone MIPS
(DMIPS) and frequency. The improved ARC 700 processor family extends
ARC's leadership position in delivering the industry's most efficient
high performance cores in terms of DMIPS per silicon-die-area and
DMIPS per power budget.
The newly released ARC 700 core family incorporates RTL
improvements in the core's execution pipeline and other critical
paths. The new cores also support high performance standard cell and
memory libraries. They feature increases of up to 33 percent in
processor clock frequency and up to 69 percent in Dhrystone MIPS,
while retaining the smallest die area and lowest power in their
performance classes.
The synthesizable ARC 750D core, ARC's high end processor in the
700 family, now offers a clock frequency of up to 533 MHz and a
Dhrystone DMIPS performance of 813 on a 0.13um process.(1,2,3) This
DMIPS score outperforms the competing ARM 1136J-S core while offering
much lower die area and power consumption.(4)
Table 1
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ARC 750D(1) ARM 1136J-S(4)
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Frequency (MHz)(2) 533 550
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DMIPS 813 660
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Power (mW/MHz)(3) 0.16 0.60
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Area (mm sq.)(3) 1.23 2.85
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(1) This configuration of the ARC 750D core includes an MMU and
16K of I-cache and D-cache. (2) Frequency numbers are quoted in a
0.13LV-OD technology. (3) Power and area numbers do not include RAMs,
and are quoted in a 0.13G process. (4) ARM numbers are based on
published data from www.arm.com.
"The new versions of the 700 core family offer our customers the
ability to achieve even higher performance and lower power, all while
continuing to deliver the benefits of configurability," said Derek
Meyer, vice president of sales and marketing for ARC International.
"ARC's engineering team has delivered a number of significant
improvements to the 700 family. These improvements have produced
outstanding new benchmarks in absolute performance while offering the
most efficient cores in the industry."
Availability
The new versions of the ARC 700 core family will be available to
new licensees at the end of August 2005. In addition, the new cores
will be available as a maintenance release to all ARC 700 family
licensees with current maintenance agreements for no additional
charge.
The Configurable ARC 700 Core Family
The ARC 700 family of configurable cores uses a seven-stage
pipeline to deliver 1.53 DMIPS/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.
About ARC International plc
ARC International is the world leader in low-power,
high-performance 32-bit configurable CPU/DSP processor cores,
subsystems, real-time operating systems and development tools for
embedded system design. ARC's patented configurable CPU technology
assists customers in the development of next-generation digital media,
consumer and communications devices, resulting in lower cost, higher
performance SoC products.
ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate
offices in San Jose, California, USA and Elstree, UK. The company has
research and development offices located in England and the United
States. For more information please visit the ARC website at
www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange
as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK).
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