Overview of the Power Control Framework (PCF) for ARMv9/v8

Overview of the Power Control Framework (PCF) for ARMv9/v8

ver0.2 Introduction In previous articles, we introduced the services of the SCP and the working model of the SCP. From the perspective of SCP, all controlled objects are Agents, and the means of controlling each Agent mainly involves voltage, clock, etc., configured through the PPU. In this article, we will spend some time discussing the … Read more

Xiaomi’s Self-Developed Smartphone SoC ‘Xuanjie O1’ Officially Announced, Possibly Based on 3nm Process!

Xiaomi's Self-Developed Smartphone SoC 'Xuanjie O1' Officially Announced, Possibly Based on 3nm Process!

The long-rumored new self-developed smartphone SoC from Xiaomi has finally been officially announced! On the evening of May 15, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced via Weibo that Xiaomi’s self-developed smartphone SoC chip is named “Xuanjie O1” and will be officially released in late May this year. However, Lei Jun did not disclose more details about … Read more

Arm Launches Zena CSS: Reducing Automotive Chip Development Time by 12 Months

Arm Launches Zena CSS: Reducing Automotive Chip Development Time by 12 Months

On June 4 local time, semiconductor IP giant Arm officially launched its new automotive product brand, Zena Compute Subsystem (CSS), to accelerate the development of next-generation AI chips for automotive design. Zena CSS integrates 16 Armv9-based Cortex-A720AE cores andCortex-R82AE real-time microcontroller cores, and is optimized for performance in ADAS and IVI applications. It also features … Read more

The Rise of ARM Architecture in Data Centers

The Rise of ARM Architecture in Data Centers

11 1111 Join us now and sail into the technical blue ocean with global computing experts! With the rapid development of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, data centers require more flexible, efficient, and cost-effective processors to support diverse computing tasks. At the same time, governments around the world are vigorously promoting green computing and sustainable … Read more

Xiaomi Snapdragon 8cx Gen2 Laptop Exposed! Are Snapdragon Laptops Reliable?

Xiaomi Snapdragon 8cx Gen2 Laptop Exposed! Are Snapdragon Laptops Reliable?

Click the above Computer Enthusiasts to follow us Although Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon platform laptops featuring the “Always Connected PC” concept in collaboration with Microsoft back in 2017, only a few brands like ASUS, Samsung, and Lenovo have released a handful of Snapdragon laptops. Watching Apple complete the ARM transition of Mac computers with the … Read more

ARM’s Keynote at Computex Taipei: Fully Embracing the AI Wave

ARM's Keynote at Computex Taipei: Fully Embracing the AI Wave

ARM’s keynote at Computex Taipei: Fully embracing the AI wave At the recent Computex Taipei, ARM’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Client Line of Business, Chris Bergey, delivered a keynote titled “Driving AI from Cloud to Edge,” emphasizing the commitment of the entire ecosystem to propel the next wave of artificial intelligence … Read more

Understanding Mobile SoC Chips: An Insight into Xiaomi’s Xuanjie

Understanding Mobile SoC Chips: An Insight into Xiaomi's Xuanjie

Out of the blue, Lei Jun suddenly announced that Xiaomi’s long-awaited self-developed mobile SoC chip “Xuanjie O1” is coming! Lei Jun also posted: “After ten years of hard work, the passion for chip development is still strong. Xiaomi has been on the path of chip development for over a decade. Everyone knows that making chips … Read more

New Book Recommendation | Unveiling the Magical Journey of Embedded System Development and Applications

New Book Recommendation | Unveiling the Magical Journey of Embedded System Development and Applications

In this era filled with technology and wisdom, embedded systems, with their unique charm, are changing our lives. Today, let us step into the magical world of embedded system development and applications and feel its allure! Embedded systems, as the name suggests, are systems that embed computer hardware and software into specific devices. They are … Read more

Guide to Building an RTOS Kernel (Part 1)

Guide to Building an RTOS Kernel (Part 1)

1IntroductionImagine if the MCU we work with only runs bare-metal programs; when it reaches a thread that includes a delay, our CPU would start to “idle”.To maximize CPU utilization, we need to use an RTOS (Real-Time Operating System). In simple terms, an RTOS is an operating system that schedules all available resources to complete real-time … Read more

The World’s Most Popular Chip Turns 40

(Source: man)In April 1985, a small team at Acorn Computers in Cambridge, UK, began rethinking the concept of processors. Engineers Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber developed the ARM1 (which originally stood for Advanced RISC Machine), a modest chip that contained only 25,000 transistors. The ARM1 powered the BBC Micro, creating a 32-bit processor that emphasized … Read more