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Performance Unchanged, Power Consumption Halved: The RK3588 Series Motherboards from Zhiruitong Unlock New Possibilities for Medical Devices!

2026-05-11 by boardor

In the field of medical devices, precise, efficient, and intelligent hardware has become a key force driving technological advancements. However, amidst the wave of intelligent transformation in medical devices, some equipment still faces challenges such as insufficient computing power, limited interfaces, and low energy efficiency. Medical device manufacturers often resort to X86 architecture to address … Read more

Performance Testing Methods for Server Application Scenarios: Centralized Relational Databases

2026-05-01 by boardor

The “Performance Evaluation Action for Typical Server Application Scenarios” has officially launched!—— In order to standardize the construction of a full-stack standard system, promote product technology iteration and upgrade, better showcase the advantages of the entire architecture and computing power, and support excellent products and solutions to enhance their brand and market expansion through official … Read more

ARM Computing Power Growth Rate is 10 Times That of x86: Why Partners Favor the Kunpeng KPN Ecosystem

2026-02-14 by boardor

Is it the partners that make Kunpeng more open, or is it the openness of Kunpeng that attracts more partners? The answer lies not in a binary choice but in a symbiotic relationship of mutual growth. At the recent “2025 Huawei Computing Power Scenario Release Conference and Beijing xPN Partner Conference“, Huawei’s President of Commercial … Read more

Over 50 Automotive Companies Verified! Synopsys’ Virtual Prototyping Technology Accelerates Software-Defined Automotive Product Development on Arm Architecture

2026-02-09 by boardor

Automakers are increasingly relying on chips and software to meet the growing demand for smarter, safer, and AI-supported in-vehicle experiences. This has led to a surge in the use of automotive-grade chips, with the market expected to exceed $80 billion in ten years. However, the current vehicle system architecture cannot support the real-time, multi-modal computing … Read more

Arm’s Latest Interrupt Controller GICv5: Designed for Security and Virtualization

2026-02-06 by boardor

As the infrastructure based on the Arm architecture continues to expand across various markets, the demands on system components are also increasing. This means a significant rise in the number of interrupts (signals sent to the processor by hardware or software, requesting a pause of the current task to handle another task). Arm’s Generic Interrupt … Read more

Cortex Authority Manual – Software Porting to ARM Architecture

2026-02-05 by boardor

Differences Between 8-bit/16-bit and ARM Architecture Data Types Data Type 8-bit/16-bit Microcontroller ARM Architecture char 8-bit 8-bit short int 16-bit 16-bit int 16-bit 32-bit Pointer 8/16/24-bit 32-bit float 32-bit 32-bit double 32-bit 64-bit Memory Storage Methods Data Alignment: 8-bit processors typically do not have data alignment issues, while ARM architecture requires consideration of data alignment. … Read more

ARMv9/v8 Power State Management Mechanism (PSCI Coordination Mechanism)

2026-01-27 by boardor

ver0.1 Introduction In the previous article, we introduced the software architecture of the PSCI mechanism (including virtualization architecture). This architecture may seem simple, but it is not difficult at all, especially if you have a certain foundation. If you find it challenging, you should solidify your basics. In other words, if your boss asks you … Read more

ARM Mali GPU Architecture: From Utgard to Drage

2026-01-26 by boardor

ARM’s dominance in the mobile CPU market is well-known, and in the mobile GPU sector, apart from Apple and Qualcomm, most other chip suppliers, such as MTK, Unisoc, and others, predominantly use Mali GPUs. To date, ARM has released five generations of architectures, each serving 3-4 years. These architectures are Utgard, Midgard, Bifrost, Valhall, and … Read more

MediaTek’s New Chip Surpasses Qualcomm and Huawei?

2026-01-16 by boardor

There are many smartphone brands we commonly see: Huawei, Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, so many that you might not be able to count them all with your fingers and toes.However, when it comes to the number of mainstream brands for mobile system chips, I can count them on one hand — Qualcomm, Huawei HiSilicon, … Read more