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ARM Cortex-A8
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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Comparison_of_ARMv7-A_cores/j9Jd85YP">Comparison of ARMv7-A cores</a></p> <p>Key features of the Cortex-A8 core are: </p> <ul><li>Frequency from 600 MHz to 1 GHz and above</li> <li><a href="/facts/Superscalar/gPxRAb25">Superscalar</a> dual-issue microarchitecture</li> <li><a href="/facts/ARM_NEON/SALsYA79">NEON</a> <a href="/facts/SIMD/gQHWQSpo">SIMD</a> instruction set extension <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li>13-stage integer <a href="/facts/Instruction_pipeline/3zy6CcX1">pipeline</a> and 10-stage NEON pipeline <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/VFPv3/SALsYA79">VFPv3</a> floating-point unit</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thumb-2/SALsYA79">Thumb-2</a> instruction set encoding</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jazelle_RCT/SALsYA79">Jazelle RCT</a> (also known as ThumbEE instruction set)</li> <li>Advanced <a href="/facts/Branch_predictor/pGPhFMj5">branch prediction unit</a> with >95% accuracy</li> <li>Integrated level 2 Cache (0–4 MiB)</li> <li>2.0 <a href="/facts/Dhrystone/7obFPy8m">DMIPS</a>/MHz</li></ul> <h2 id="chips">Chips</h2> <p>Several <a href="/facts/System-on-a-chip/1RVvVe6N">system-on-chips</a> (SoC) have implemented the Cortex-A8 core, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Allwinner_A1X/HNY4IwKx">Allwinner A1X</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Apple_A4/BBj4htyY">Apple A4</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Freescale_Semiconductor/mRjBBbeX">Freescale Semiconductor</a> i.MX51 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rockchip/JlnnEBnY">Rockchip</a> RK2918, RK2906 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Samsung_Exynos/VSMI3vDf">Samsung Exynos 3110</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Texas_Instruments_OMAP/3oz3mLlT">TI OMAP3</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sitara_ARM_Microprocessor/Uy0mxQ7d">TI Sitara ARM Processors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Conexant/nKcIUc8E">Conexant</a> CX92755 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Electronics portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ARM_architecture/SALsYA79">ARM architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_ARMv7-A_cores/j9Jd85YP">Comparison of ARMv7-A cores</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JTAG/IxRc5rG7">JTAG</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_applications_of_ARM_cores/lo75eMMp">List of applications of ARM cores</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_ARM_cores/TXgfk7hk">List of ARM cores</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> ARM Holdings <ul><li><a href="http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.subset.cortexa.a8/index.html#cortexa8">ARM Cortex-A8 Technical Reference Manuals</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Gupta, Rahul (April 26, 2013). "ARM Cortex: The force that drives mobile devices". The Mobile Indian. Retrieved 2023-07-30. <a href="https://www.themobileindian.com/news/arm-cortex-the-force-that-drives-mobile-devices-7980" target="_blank">https://www.themobileindian.com/news/arm-cortex-the-force-that-drives-mobile-devices-7980</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Cortex-A8 Specification Summary; ARM Holdings. <a href="http://arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php?tab=Specifications" target="_blank">http://arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php?tab=Specifications</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Williamson, David, ARM Cortex A8: A High Performance Processor for Low Power Applications (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-01 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150101062932/http://www.arm.com/files/pdf/A8_Paper.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150101062932/http://www.arm.com/files/pdf/A8_Paper.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"i.MX51 Applications Processor and Linux Hands on" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-10-20. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111119202439/http://www.freescale.com/files/training/doc/APF_CON_T0805_i.MX515.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111119202439/http://www.freescale.com/files/training/doc/APF_CON_T0805_i.MX515.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"RK29XX". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111105004637/http://www.rock-chips.com/index.php?do=prodnew" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111105004637/http://www.rock-chips.com/index.php?do=prodnew</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"CX97255" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121119093431/http://www.conexant.com/servlets/DownloadNewsServlet/03282011-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121119093431/http://www.conexant.com/servlets/DownloadNewsServlet/03282011-1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>