ARM Cortex-A5
| Designed by | ARM Holdings | 
|---|---|
| Common manufacturer(s) | |
| Microarchitecture | ARMv7-A | 
| Cores | 1-4 | 
| L1 cache | 4-64 KB/4-64 KB | 
The ARM Cortex-A5 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture.
Overview
Main article: Comparison of ARMv7-A cores
The Cortex-A5 is intended to replace the ARM9 and ARM11 cores for use in low-end devices.[1] The Cortex-A5 offers features of the ARMv7 architecture focusing on internet applications e.g. VFPv4 and NEON advanced SIMD.[2]
Key features of the Cortex-A5 core are:
- Single-issue, in-order microarchitecture with an 8-stage pipeline[1]
 - NEON SIMD instruction set extension (optional)
 - VFPv4 floating-point unit (optional)
 - Thumb-2 instruction set encoding
 - Jazelle RCT
 - 1.57 DMIPS / MHz
 
Chips
Several system-on-chips (SoC) have implemented the Cortex-A5 core, including:
- Atmel SAMA5Dxx
 - Freescale Vybrid Series
 - Snapdragon S1 MSM7x25A / MSM7x27A (up to 1.0GHz + Adreno 200)
 - Snapdragon S4 Play
 - Spreadtrum SC8810 (single core A5 1 GHz + Mali400 GPU)
 - Actions Semiconductor ATM7029 (gs702a) is a quad-core Cortex-A5 configuration
 - 2013 AMD Fusion APUs include a Cortex-A5 as a security co-processor[3]
 - Samsung Exynos 7420 (Cortex-A5 as an audio DSP)[4]
 
See also
- ARM architecture
 - List of ARM cores
 - List of applications of ARM cores
 - Comparison of ARMv7-A cores
 - JTAG
 
References
- 1 2 Jon Stokes (Oct 23, 2009). "ARM fills out CPU lineup with Cortex A5". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
 - ↑ "Cortex-A5 Processor". February 2015.
 - ↑ Ryan Smith (2012-06-13). "AMD 2013 APUs To Include ARM Cortex-A5 Processor For TrustZone Capabilities". AnandTech. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
 - ↑ "The Samsung Exynos 7420 Deep Dive - Inside A Modern 14nm SoC". AnandTech. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
 
External links
- ARM Holdings
 
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