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ARM7 - Microarchitectures - ARM
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Arch Type | CPU |
Designer | ARM Holdings |
Manufacturer | VLSI Technology |
Introduction | 1993 |
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ISA | ARMv3 |
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ARM7 is the successor to the ARM6, an ARM microarchitecture designed by ARM Holdings for the mobile market. This microarchitecture is designed as an IP core and is sold to other semiconductor companies to be implemented in their own chips. The ARM7 was the first major microarchitecture to be used in multimedia mobile applications and one of the most successful ARM microarchitectures ever designed.
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Architecture[edit]
Key changes from ARM6[edit]
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Block Diagram[edit]
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Memory Hierarchy[edit]
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Licensees[edit]
In 2013 Arm reported 172 licensees. The following were named.
- Accent
- Altera Corporation
- AMI Semiconductor
- Analog Devices Inc.
- Atmel Corporation
- Avalink Incorporated
- Beken Corporation
- Broadcom Corporation
- GLOBALFOUNDRIES
- Chengdu Javee Microelectronics Co.
- Cirrus Logic
- Conexant Systems Inc.
- Dialog Semiconductor
- DSPG
- eSilicon Corporation
- Freescale Semiconductor
- Fujitsu
- Gainspan Corporation
- Global Unichip Corporation
- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
- Indilinx
- Infineon Technologies AG
- Intel Corporation
- Intellon Corporation
- Intrinsix Corporation
- Kawasaki Microelectronics
- LSI Logic
- Mamurian Design Inc
- Mediatek
- Micronas
- NEC Electronics
- Neo Magic Corporation
- Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- NVIDIA
- NXP
- OKI
- Panasonic
- Pixim
- PLX Technology Inc
- Qualcomm
- RDA International Inc
- Rohm
- Samsung Electronics
- Sanyo
- Seiko Epson
- Shanghai Fudan
- Sharp
- Shenzhen State Microelectronics (SMIT)
- SiRF Technology
- Skyworks
- Socle Technology Corp
- Sony
- Spreadtrum Communications Inc.
- STMicroelectronics
- Telegent Systems Inc
- Texas Instruments
- Toshiba
- U-Blox AG
- Verisilicon
- Via Telecom/Via Technology
- Xi'an Huaxun
- Yamaha Corporation
- Zarlink Semiconductor
- Zoran Corporation
Die[edit]
ARM7TDMI[edit]
- 0.35 μm process
- 74,209 transistors
- 2.2 mm² die size
- 1.5 mW/MHz @ 3.0V
- 66 MHz max frequency
Bibliography[edit]
- Segars, Simon. "The ARM9 Family-High Performance Microprocessors for Embedded Applications." Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Design. 1998.
Facts about "ARM7 - Microarchitectures - ARM"
codename | ARM7 + |
designer | ARM Holdings + |
first launched | 1993 + |
full page name | arm holdings/microarchitectures/arm7 + |
instance of | microarchitecture + |
instruction set architecture | ARMv3 + |
manufacturer | VLSI Technology + |
microarchitecture type | CPU + |
name | ARM7 + |