Difference between revisions of "apple/ax/a9"

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	A9
	General Info
Designer	Apple
Manufacturer	TSMC, Samsung
Market	Mobile, Embedded
Introduction	September 9, 2015 (announced); September 25, 2015 (launched)
	General Specs
Family	Ax
Frequency	1,850 MHz
	Microarchitecture
ISA	ARMv8 (ARM)
Microarchitecture	Twister
Core Name	Twister
Process	16 nm (TSMC), 14 nm (Samsung)
Technology	CMOS
Die	104.5 mm² (TSMC)
Word Size	64 bit
Cores	2
Threads	2
	Multiprocessing
Max SMP	1-Way (Uniprocessor)
	Succession
	A8 A10 Fusion
	Contemporary
	A9X

Latest revision as of 21:46, 6 December 2020

A9 is a 64-bit dual-core ARM performance mobile system on a chip introduced by Apple in late 2015 as a successor to the A8.

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 |manufacturer=TSMC
 |manufacturer 2=Samsung
-|model numbers=APL0898, APL1022
 |market=Mobile
 |market 2=Embedded
-|first announced= September 9, 2015
+|first announced=September 9, 2015
-|first launched= September 25, 2015
+|first launched=September 25, 2015
 |family=Ax
+|frequency=1,850 MHz
 |isa=ARMv8
 |isa family=ARM
 |microarch=Twister
-|core name= Twister
+|core name=Twister
 |process=16 nm (TSMC)
 |process 2=14 nm (Samsung)
-|transistors=
 |technology=CMOS
 |die area=104.5 mm² (TSMC)
-|die area 2=96 mm² (Samsung)
 |word size=64 bit
 |core count=2
 |thread count=2
 |max cpus=1
+|predecessor=A8
+|predecessor link=apple/ax/a8
+|successor=A10 Fusion
+|successor link=apple/ax/a10
+|contemporary=A9X
+|contemporary link=apple/ax/a9x
+|model numbers=APL0898, APL1022
+|die area 2=96 mm² (Samsung)
 }}
-'''A9''' is a {{arch|64}} [[quad-core]] [[ARM]] performance mobile [[system on a chip]] introduced by [[Apple]] in late [[2015]] as a successor to the {{\\|A8}}.
+'''A9''' is a {{arch|64}} [[dual-core]] [[ARM]] performance mobile [[system on a chip]] introduced by [[Apple]] in late [[2015]] as a successor to the {{\\|A8}}.
 == Utilizing devices ==

base frequency	1,850 MHz (1.85 GHz, 1,850,000 kHz) +
core count	2 +
core name	Twister +
designer	Apple +
family	Ax +
first announced	September 9, 2015 +
first launched	September 25, 2015 +
full page name	apple/ax/a9 +
instance of	microprocessor +
isa	ARMv8 +
isa family	ARM +
ldate	September 25, 2015 +
manufacturer	TSMC + and Samsung +
market segment	Mobile + and Embedded +
max cpu count	1 +
microarchitecture	Twister +
name	A9 +
smp max ways	1 +
technology	CMOS +
thread count	2 +
used by	iPhone 6s +, iPhone 6s Plus +, iPhone SE + and iPad 2017 +
word size	64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +