Introduction to ARM Cortex Processors

Introduction to ARM Cortex Processors

This article introduces the naming of ARM series processors, with a focus on the Cortex-M series processors used in work. Introduction ARM has classic processors including ARM7, ARM9, and ARM11 families. After ARM11, products were renamed to Cortex and divided into A, R, and M categories, aiming to serve various markets. The Cortex series belongs … Read more

Exploring the Performance Pinnacle of the 7nm Era: ARM Cortex-A76 Architecture Analysis

Exploring the Performance Pinnacle of the 7nm Era: ARM Cortex-A76 Architecture Analysis

“ ARM’s processor architecture has basically changed every year. From the early Cortex-A15 to Cortex-A57, then to Cortex-A72, Cortex-A73, and Cortex-A75, ARM has continuously pushed the performance of mobile computing forward by releasing new architectures in recent years. In May of this year, ARM released the brand new Cortex-A76 architecture, which targets the new 7nm … Read more

Analyzing Arm’s New Cortex A76 Architecture: Outperforming Snapdragon 845 at 2.4GHz

Analyzing Arm's New Cortex A76 Architecture: Outperforming Snapdragon 845 at 2.4GHz

▲ Click above Leifeng Network to follow Written by | Ren Ran Reported by Leifeng Network (leiphone-sz) Reference source: Anandtech https://www.anandtech.com/show/12785/arm-cortex-a76-cpu-unveiled-7nm-powerhouse It’s June again, and Arm has unveiled the brand new Cortex A76 architecture in San Francisco. Digital enthusiasts are likely familiar with Arm’s architecture codenames, but may not know who designs them. In fact, … Read more

The Genesis of RISC-V in China

The Genesis of RISC-V in China

RISC-V has entered the bronze age, and the various contradictions and disputes that existed before will be magnified and intensified during this period. ” Author | Wu You Editor | Cen Feng 1 Tech enthusiasts who treasure it and Academics preparing for the future In the fall of 2015, Guo Xiongfei, who had a great … Read more

Exploring the World’s First RISC-V Architecture Cat.1 Chip: The Firefly LM600

Exploring the World's First RISC-V Architecture Cat.1 Chip: The Firefly LM600

On August 28, the “3rd Dishui Lake China RISC-V Industry Forum” hosted by Chip Origin Co., Ltd. was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Dishui Lake, Shanghai. Nanjing Chuangxin Huilian Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Chuangxin Huilian”) introduced its newly launched global first 4G Cat.1 wide-area IoT chip LM600 based on RISC-V architecture. … Read more

RISC-V: The Struggle and Destiny of an Alternative Architecture

RISC-V: The Struggle and Destiny of an Alternative Architecture

In July 2019, Alibaba’s semiconductor company, Pingtouge, officially released the Xuantie 910, claiming to be “one of the strongest RISC-V processors in the industry,” asserting that its performance rivals that of the Arm v8 architecture Cortex A7X series. Onlookers were both excited and curious: What is RISC-V? The CPU is essentially a chip that integrates … Read more

Understanding RISC-V Architecture in 5G Millimeter-Wave IC Field

Understanding RISC-V Architecture in 5G Millimeter-Wave IC Field

RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture, is being increasingly adopted by numerous companies, with some industry insiders considering it a strong competitor to ARM.Recently, Samsung has joined the ranks of giants supporting RISC-V.At the RISC-V summit held in Silicon Valley on the 10th, Samsung announced that RISC-V will be used first in its 5G millimeter-wave … Read more

Understanding the Working Principles of Microcontrollers: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding the Working Principles of Microcontrollers: A Comprehensive Guide

Search WeChat Technical Training The basic structure of a microcontroller includes six parts: Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, timer/counter, input/output interfaces, interrupt control system, and clock circuit. 1. Basic Components Central Processing Unit (CPU) Includes the arithmetic logic unit and control unit, which are the core of the microcontroller. The arithmetic logic unit can perform … Read more

Understanding Bitwise Operations in Microcontroller Programming

Understanding Bitwise Operations in Microcontroller Programming

Previously, we discussed why microcontrollers should be programmed in C language and what programming environments are required. Today, we will introduce the basic knowledge of microcontroller programming. First, we need to introduce bitwise operations. Bitwise operations are very common when configuring microcontroller registers. For instance, when configuring the GPIO of a microcontroller to output direction … Read more