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To: S100 who wrote (1869)	9/23/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

S100: Hey. ARM looks might interesting itself. The range of companies using ARM is amazing. I have no idea ARM was so pervasive. Chaz For lazy folks, here is what the link shows: The ARM7 Thumb® Family 32-bit ARM RISC Processors with Thumb® code compression for reduced system cost, EmbeddedICE 'in ASIC' software debug and an enhanced hardware multiplier. Introduction to Thumb Product Overviews •ARM7TDMI •ARM7TDMI-S •ARM710T •ARM720T •ARM740T •AMBA System Bus •EmbeddedICE™ Debug System •EDA Models •ModelGen Modeling Tools OS Support •RTOS for ARM •Apps Software for OEMs The ARM7 Thumb® Family ARM7 Thumb Family>The ARM7 Thumb® Family is a range of high performance, low power 32-bit RISC processors incorporating the Thumb 16-bit compressed instruction set. The excellent code density achieved with Thumb means leads to system cost reductions by reducing the required memory size and achieving 32-bit system performance from 16-bit wide memories. All ARM7 Thumb family processors are designed for use within larger chip designs, and are supported by the AMBA on chip system bus and peripheral library and a wide range of software development tools, boards, simulation models, and co-simulation tools. All family members include ARM's EmbeddedICE JTAG software debug logic. Used with ARM's Software Development Toolkit and Multi-ICE interface, the EmbeddedICE logic allows source level debug, code download, and instruction and data breakpoints even when the ARM® processor is integrated within a larger chip. The ARM7 Thumb Family consists of the ARM7TDMI and ARM7TDMI-S processor cores, and the ARM710T, ARM720T and ARM740T cached processor macrocells. All of these features are provided in an exceptionally compact designs, for example ARM7TDMI occupies only 1mm2 on 0.25 micron CMOS. The cached processor macrocells provide a complete high-performance processor with 8KB cache, write buffer, and memory management functions. ARM710T also virtual memory support for operating systems such as Linux and Symbian's EPOC32. ARM720T is a superset of ARM710T which provides support for WindowsCE. By providing a complete off-the-shelf solution for the high-frequency components of a processor system, ARM's cached processor macrocells free the ASIC or ASSP designer to concentrate on application specific areas of the chip design. The ARM7 Thumb Family features: •ARM 32-bit RISC processor performance •Thumb instruction set for low system cost •Wide range of ARM and 3rd party support •Binary compatibility with ARM9 Thumb Family, ARM10 Thumb Family, and StrongARM® processors •32-bit addressing - 4GB linear address space removes needs for segmented, banked, or overlayed memory. •32x8 DSP multiplier for signal processing •32-bit register bank and ALU •32-bit barrel shifter Thumb offers designers: •Excellent code-density for minimal system memory size and cost. 32-bit performance from 8-bit or 16-bit wide memory on an 8-bit or 16-bit wide bus for low system cost. The ARM7TDMI Core With cost-sensitive embedded control applications such as cell phones, disk drives, modems and pagers all hitting the performance ceilings of their current generation 8 or 16-bit CISC controllers, designers are looking for ways to achieve 32-bit performance and address space but without the costs associated with the move to a traditional 32-bit system. The ARM7TDMI 32-bit RISC processor core with its Thumb instruction set extension meets these requirements. The ARM RISC architecture offers the low power consumption, small size and high performance needed in portable, embedded and multimedia applications. Thumb has extended this architecture by addressing the code size problem often associated with RISC processors. System designers can benefit from the high performance and wide address range offered by the 32-bit RISC core. This enables the development of applications with increased functionality and performance while maintaining competitive system cost and power consumption. For further information, please see the Flyer, available above. Press Materials •LSI Logic Introduces an ARM7TDMI™ Core-Based Silicon Development Platform to Reduce ASIC Development Cycle Times (9 Aug 1999) •VLSI's Velocity (TM) Rapid Silicon Prototyping System Wins EDN 1998 Innovation of the Year Award (28 Apr 1999) •New PrairieComm PCI3610™ chip advances wireless handset technology (19 Apr 1999) •Atmel Announces 802.11 Media Access Controller for Wireless Applications (26 Mar 1999) •VLSI Announces the Vector (tm) 3771 Dual Processor Core Successor to Market's First Dual-core Capability (16 Feb 1999) •Qualcomm MSM3100 - CDMAone chipset (Feb 1999) •Toshiba Announces ARM7TDMI RISC Core Licence (29 Jan 1999) •Atmel Ships Tetrapol Fully-Integrated ARM Powered ASIC In European ASIC4PMR Project (28 Jan 1999) •LSI Logic Announces Availability of Integrated Software Development Environment for ARM®7Thumb And OakDSPCore® Cores (11 Jan 1999) •LSI Logic's RAID System on a Chip Introduced for Motherboard or Low-Cost Adapter Applications (14 Dec 1998) •VLSI Announces Vega+™ Family: New Single-Chip DECT Solution Enables Cheaper, Higher-Featured Home Cordless Phones (2 Nov 1998) •Allant® ASPEX Adds ARM Support Development Environment for ARM and DSP Processors (2 Nov 1998) •Microware Systems Corporation Extends Ariel™ RTOS Support to ARM7TDMI Processor Family (Nov 1998) •LSI Logic Delivers Power and Performance Improvements for ARM7Thumb Core and OakDSP1660 Core (Oct 1998) •HP Licenses Microprocessor Cores From ARM (Sep 1998) •EPSON Licenses ARM7TDMI Microprocessor Core (Jun 1998) •ARM Licenses ARM7TDMI Core to Matsushita (May 1998) •LSI Logic Introduces Programmable Single-Chip CDMA Baseband Processor Architecture for Wireless Handsets (April 1998) •Tacit Software Ports Tacit OS(tm) to ARM7(tm) Based Processors (Mar 1998) •ARM Licenses ARM7TDMI Core to IBM For Advanced Custom Microchip Products (Mar 1998) •Rockwell Enters GSM Digital Cellular IC Market With A Complete System Solution (Mar 1998) •ISOTEL announces integration of CDMA and TDMA wireless software on ARM7TDMI processor (Feb 1998) •Cogent announce CMA230 ARM7TDMI CPU Module (Jan 1998) •ARM processor ASIC uses embedded array technology to reduce time-to-market (Oct 1997) •Rohm Licenses ARM7TDMI 'Thumb' Processor Core (Nov 1996) •Yokogawa Announces VirtualICE for ARM7TDMI (Nov 1996) •VLSI Shrinks ARM Thumb Core to 2.2mm2 with 0.35-micron Geometry (Sep 1996) •Samsung Licenses ARM Thumb RISC Core (Sep 1996) •Symbios Logic Integrates Thumb into its SYMCore Libraries (Apr 1996) •Atmel Licenses ARM Thumb (Apr 1996) •Oki licenses ARM processor Core (Jan 1996) •ARM Continues Drive Into New High-Volume Markets through Symbios Logic Agreement (Oct 1995) •TI Samples first ARM Thumb Core (Oct 1995) •NEC Corporation Licenses RISC Core from ARM (Sep 1995) •GPS adds 'THUMB' to its ARM Portfolio (Sep 1995) •ARM innovation gives 32-bit RISC performance at 16-bit system cost (Mar 1995) Other materials •Wireless Applications for ARM7T Based Microcontroller •Paper by Oliver Gunasekara, looking at how the ARM7TDMI addresses difficulties when developing wireless systems