It’s been a busy start to the year for ARM as the year kicked off with CES 2015 showcasing some of the amazing experiences the consumer electronics of today (and tomorrow!) can provide. We saw a lot of incredible ARM-based products on display highlighting the range of capabilities, from the increasing amount of electronics inside automobiles to premium mobile devices to all manner of wearables and connected devices attempting to shape the future. Personally I think CES is a fantastic way to begin the year as it sets the scene for how the consumer electronics industry is evolving. Brad Nemire compiled a list of some of the more unusual tech gadgets he saw at the show.
Just like CES provides an insight into the latest and greatest consumer technology, ARM’s Premium Mobile announcement last week will shape mobile experiences in the years to come. Three new products were announced, the Cortex®-A72 processor, the Mali-T880 GPU and CoreLink CCI-500 cache coherent interconnect. This IP suite will enable the next generation of premium experiences for mobile devices, supporting use cases such as 4K video and console-quality gaming. Equally as important, it delivers a more fluid interface when dealing with the complex tasks that we as users increasingly ask of our mobile devices.
We have created an infographic to go into detail on how CoreLink CCI-500 is central to this next generation of ARM mobile systems. Click on the image to enlarge it to proper size
CoreLink CCI-500 is part of a complete suite of System IP from ARM which also includes:
- CoreLink NIC-400 network interconnect for low power, low latency, end to end connectivity to the rest of the SoC
- CoreLink MMU-500 system memory management unit for virtualisation of IO
- CoreLink GIC-500 for management of interrupts across multiple clusters
- CoreLink DMC-400 that provides support for multiple memory channels
Each System IP component plays a key role in maximizing the performance of ARM-based systems. Find out more about the ARM System IP portfolio by visiting http://www.arm.com/products/system-ip/index.php
In summary, the CoreLink CCI-500 cache coherent interconnect provides system-wide improvements in processor performance, system power and peak system bandwidth. Its configurability allows it to be optimised for various PPA requirements, meaning it can be suitable for multiple applications including digital TVs, mobile, industrial and automotive infotainment. Find out more about CoreLink CCI-500 by visiting http://www.arm.com/products/system-ip/interconnect/corelink-cci-500.php
