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A9 - Apple
| Edit Values | |
| A9 | |
| General Info | |
| Designer | Apple |
| Manufacturer | TSMC, Samsung |
| Market | Mobile, Embedded |
| Introduction | September 9, 2015 (announced) September 25, 2015 (launched) |
| General Specs | |
| Family | Ax |
| 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) |
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.
Utilizing devices
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPad 2017
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Facts about "A9 - Apple"
| 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) + |