Virtualization: History and Current State

This letter pays tribute to virtualization by exploring its history from the 1960s to today, examining some current popular IT trends, and considering the impact of virtualization. The importance and application of virtualization extend far beyond virtual machines. The development of information technology over the past 60 years has not been as valuable as virtualization. … Read more

Exception and Interrupt Model of Armv8/Armv9

Click the blue "Arm Selection" in the upper left corner and select "Set as Favorite" 1 Introduction This article introduces the exception and privilege model in Armv8-A. It covers the different types of exceptions in the Arm architecture and the behavior of the processor when an exception is received. This article is relevant for developers … Read more

In-Depth Analysis of NVIDIA’s Latest Autonomous Driving Chip – Atlan

NVIDIA launched its new generation autonomous driving SoC, Atlan, after a year and a half of silence following the release of Orin in December 2019. The naming convention indicates that NVIDIA continues to use names from the “Aquaman” series. The Orin SoC announced by NVIDIA in 2019 was named after the first ruler of Atlantis. … Read more

Marvell Launches First PCI-E 5.0 SSD Controller with Speeds Up to 14GB/s

Marvell has launched the world’s first PCI-E 5.0 SSD controller, the Bravera SC5, which is designed for cloud services and data centers. The massive data that cloud services need to process has driven the demand for high-performance computing. As the number of cores in servers continues to increase, data throughput is also rising, necessitating faster … Read more

Samsung’s New Chip Brand: A Game Changer for Galaxy?

Source: Lei Technology AI Hardware Group | Editor: kkknei | Layout: LIN Since the Galaxy S3 series, Samsung has adopted a “dual-chip strategy” using Qualcomm and Exynos chips, releasing models with different chips based on local market demands.Although there are performance differences between the chips, Samsung has maintained a balance between the two, for example, … Read more

Summary of RISC-V Microarchitecture (1) – Introduction to Pipeline (Differences with ARM)

A brief block diagram of a certain RISC-V Level 1 The storage architecture of RISC-V (from inside to outside): 1)Reg 2)TCM (Tightly Coupled Memory, divided into I/D) / LM (Local Memory, divided into I/D) 3)TLB lookup (Translation Lookaside Buffer, a fast cache of recent address mappings) – TLB hit: avoids Page Table Lookup – TLB … Read more

MTK YES! Dimensity Series Expected to Ship Over 45 Million 6nm Chips This Year with Parameter Exposures

Recently, MediaTek launched a new Dimensity 5G SoC – the Dimensity 700. This processor is positioned as an entry-level 5G processor, targeting the budget and mid-range market. It uses a 7nm process and features an octa-core CPU architecture, including two Arm Cortex-A76 big cores and six Cortex A55 efficiency cores. The clock speed can reach … Read more

Dual-Core Innovative Architecture Enhances Robot Control Performance

As the application fields of robots continue to expand from traditional industrial manufacturing to various sectors such as healthcare and agriculture, robot control systems are facing unprecedented challenges. To address these challenges, robot control systems must meet four core “high” requirements: First, high explosiveness, meaning the system must have the capability to run complex control … Read more

Jihai Launches the World’s First Dual-Core Cortex-M52 Real-Time Control MCU/DSP

On May 13, 2025, the “15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum” themed “Embodied Intelligent Robots” was officially held in Dongguan Songshan Lake, hosted by Chipone Technology. At this forum, Mr. Lu Pengsheng, Senior Manager of the Real-Time Control Product Line at Zhuhai Jihai Semiconductor, introduced the high-performance, high-safety real-time control MCU/DSP aimed at … Read more

Keil5 Installation Guide (Keil MDK – ARM 5.40) – A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Tutorial

1.Download Keil5 ① Quark Cloud Disk download link: https://pan.quark.cn/s/f04fab904da2 ② Baidu Cloud Disk download link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1nQq_sNxAPmjrxuD4XaBPXg?pwd=x66c 2.Introduction to Keil5 Software Keil MDK-ARM 5.40 is a professional development environment for ARM Cortex-M/R/A series microcontrollers. It integrates the uVision5 IDE, C/C++ compiler, and debugging tools, supporting over 3750 MCUs. It provides CMSIS standard libraries and Device Family … Read more