Mobile Computing - Netbooks, Smartbooks, Tablets and eReaders

• By using a common ARM instruction set, there is commonality across the operating system and application software development for these devices.
• A broad range of unique peripherals including graphics, video, and communications are integrated by these companies to deliver differentiated SoCs.
• Numerous SoC providers are driving both innovation and competition in the creation of mobile computing devices.

While the ARM processor cores provide the common framework, ARM also provides a broad range of intellectual property (IP) ranging from graphics cores, video processors and I/O to interconnect fabric and system development tools to help semiconductor companies minimize the time to market. The following ARM products are selected by many of our ecosystem partners when creating semiconductor solutions applicable to mobile computing devices.

• ARM Cortex-A8, Cortex-A9, and other ARM v7 compliant application processor cores provide a platform for hosting rich operating systems and user applications ranging from ultra-low-cost handset through smartphones, mobile computing platforms, digital TV and set-top boxes through enterprise networking, printers and server solutions.
• The ARM Mali™ family of products, including Mali-200 and Mali-400 MP, combine to provide the complete graphics stack for all embedded graphics needs, enabling device manufacturers and content developers to deliver the highest quality, cutting edge graphics solutions across the broadest range of consumer devices.
• The highly flexible and scalable ARM Mali-VE video engine architecture offers the optimum combination of high performance, efficient die size, programmability and low power consumption, making it ideal for mobile solutions and converged consumer applications.
• The Cortex-R4 CPU core delivers very high levels of performance inside tight guaranteed real-time constraints with a high degree of debugability to support the AMP chip architectures appearing in the storage solutions market.
• The ARM Cortex™-M3 is the industry leading 32-bit processor for highly deterministic real-time applications. It has been specifically developed to enable partners to develop high-performance low-cost platforms for storage solutions.
• The ARM Cortex-M0 processor is the smallest, lowest power and most energy-efficient ARM processor available. The ultra-low gate count of the Cortex-M0 processor enables its deployment in analog and mixed signal devices such as power management microcontrollers.
• ARM System IP provides the digital highway between ARM Cortex and Mali processors and the memory & peripherals to ensure optimal system performance and power efficiency.
• ARM is the world’s leading provider of physical semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex System on Chip (SoC) integrated circuits. ARM Physical IP platforms consist of Logic IP, Embedded Memory IP and Interface IP all optimized for a specific foundry process.
• ARM is at the heart of wireless connectivity solutions. We provide the market leading solutions for processors that manage the protocol stack and layer1 control.

 Application Processors

• Cortex-A9
• Cortex-A8
• ARM11MP

Graphics and Video Processors

• Mali-400
• Mali-200
• Mali VE

Storage Solutions

• Cortex-M3
• Cortex-R4

Power Management

• Cortex-M0

System IP 

• NIC301 AMBA AXI Interconnect
• PrimeCell Level 2 Cache Controllers
• PrimeCell Memory Controllers

Physical IP

• Logic IP - Standard Cell Libraries for 45nm to 65nm
• Embedded Memory for 45nm to 65nm
• DDR PHY

Other

• Wireless Solutions

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