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Cortex-A9 µarch
General Info
Arch Type	CPU
Designer	ARM Holdings
Manufacturer	TSMC
Introduction	October 3, 2007
Process	40 nm
Succession
Cortex-A8 Cortex-A15 Cortex-A7 Cortex-A12 Cortex-A5

Cortex-A9 is the successor to the Cortex-A8, a low-power performance ARM microarchitecture designed by ARM Holdings for the mobile market. This microarchitecture is designed as a synthesizable IP core and is sold to other semiconductor companies to be implemented in their own chips.

The Cortex-A9 was later succeeded by four independent lines - high-performance (A15), mainstream performance (A12), high efficiency (A7), and ultra-low power (A5).

Architecture

Key changes from Cortex-A8

• Fully synthesizable RTL (prior designs were hand/automated layout)