ARMv9

Alibaba Open Source XuanTie RISC-V Cores, Introduces In-House Armv9 Server Chip

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, Alibaba, Apsara Conference 2021, ARM, ARMv9, Panjiu, RISC-V, T-Head, TSMC, Xuantie, Yitian 710

Alibaba open-source its high-performance XuanTie RISC-V Cores; introduces a new in-house Armv9 server chip

Data Processing Unit

Marvell Launches 5nm Octeon 10 DPUs with Neoverse N2 cores, AI Acceleration

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 David Schor 5 nm, ARM, ARMv9, Data Processing Unit (DPU), Marvell, Neoverse N2, Octeon

Marvell launches the OCTEON 10 DPU series. Fabricated on a 5 nm process, these chips integrate Neoverse N2 cores, AI acceleration, vector packet processing acceleration, a 1 terabit switch, and the latest DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 I/O interfaces

Architectures

Arm Introduces Its Confidential Compute Architecture

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, ARMv9.2, Confidential Compute Architecture (CCA), confidential computing, Dynamic TrustZone, Realm Management Extension (RME), secure enclave, TrustZone

Arm introduces its Confidential Compute Architecture (CCA) which provides a mechanism for Realms, secure enclaves that may be used by any application in order to protect data in use from everything else on the system.

Architectures Interconnects Network-on-Chip

Arm Launches New Coherent And SoC Interconnects: CI-700 & NI-700

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, cache coherency, CI-700, CMN-700, CoreLink, interconnects, Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), mesh interconnect, NI-700

Arm is introducing a new cache-coherent and SoC-level interconnects, the CoreLink CI-700 & NI-700.

Architectures Interconnects Mobile Processors

Arm Launches The DSU-110 For New Armv9 CPU Clusters

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, DSU-110, Memory Tagging Extension (MTE)

Arm introduces its new DynamIQ Share Unit 110 for new Armv9 CPUs

Architectures Embedded Processors Mobile Processors

Arm Launches Its New Flagship Performance Armv9 Core: Cortex-X2

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, Cortex-X, Cortex-X2, Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2)

Arm launches the Cortex-X2, second-generation Cortex-X, and their new flagship performance Armv9 big core.

Architectures Embedded Processors Mobile Processors

Arm Unveils Next-Gen Armv9 Little Core: Cortex-A510

May 25, 2021May 26, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, Cortex-A, Cortex-A510, Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2)

Arm introduces their new Armv9 little core, the Cortex-A510 with significant PPA improvements.

Architectures Embedded Processors Mobile Processors

Arm Unveils Next-Gen Armv9 Big Core: Cortex-A710

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, Cortex-A, Cortex-A710, Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2)

Arm unveils their newest Armv9 big core, the Cortex-A710.

Architectures Server Processors

Arm Launches New Neoverse N2 and V1 Server CPUs: 1.4x-1.5x IPC, SVE, and ARMv9

April 27, 2021May 23, 2021 David Schor ARM, ARMv9, bfloat16, Neoverse N, Neoverse V, Perseus, Scalable Vector Extension (SVE), Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2), Zeus

Arm launches its next-generation server CPUs – Neoverse N2 and Neoverse V1 (formerly Perseus and Zeus). Targeting high-performance servers and the HPC market, the new cores bring 1.4-1.5x higher IPC , SVE support, BFloat16, and the ARMv9 architecture.