ARM today introduced the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor that is set to deliver an improvement over current smartphone processors within a comparable energy footprint.<\/p>\n
According to ARM the processor will be able to run at clock speeds of up to 2.5 GHz.<\/p>\n
The Cortex-A15 processor is immediately available for licensing and is targeted at manufacture in 32nm, 28nm, and future geometries.<\/p>\n
ARM says that the Cortex-A15 also enjoys full application compatibility with all of the other highly acclaimed Cortex-A processors. This enables immediate access to an established developer and software ecosystem including Android, Adobe Flash Player, Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE), JavaFX, Linux, Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7, Symbian and Ubuntu.<\/p>\n
The launch of the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor is the result of ARM’s work with lead licensee partners Samsung, ST Ericsson and Texas Instruments. They were key drivers of the definition of the processor, ensuring it meets the key challenges faced by the industry, ARM added.<\/p>\n
The Cortex-A15 MPCore processor will be supported by specifically optimized physical intellectual property (IP) that was developed jointly with the processor. According to ARM these optimizations enable rapid development of physical implementations, initially targeting 32nm and 28nm technologies with a roadmap extending to 20nm.<\/p>\n