SANYO LICENSES JAVA-ENABLED ARM MICROPROCESSOR CORE FOR PORTABLE APPLIANCES.ARM (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : ARM; Nasdaq: ARMHY), a provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. solutions, and SANYO, has announced that SANYO has licensed the ARM926EJ-S microprocessor core for use in portable appliances such as digital cameras, PDAs and digital audio applications. SANYO is the first ARM Partner in Japan to license the ARM Jazelle technology- enabled microprocessor. This license will enable SANYO to reinforce its presence in the embedded market and to extend its intellectual property (IP) offering, which includes the previously licensed ARM7TDMI core and ARM7TDMI-S core. The ARM926EJ-S soft macrocell is a fully synthesizable, high-performance 32-bit RISC processor comprising the Jazelle technology-enhanced processor core, instruction and data caches, tightly coupled memory (TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. ) interfaces, memory management unit (MMU (Memory Management Unit) The part of the computer that governs memory access. Either part of the CPU chip or housed on separate chips, the MMU controls memory partitions and virtual memory. See memory and virtual memory. MMU - Memory Management Unit ), and separate instruction and data AMBA AMBA Area Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (Spanish) AMBA Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture AMBA American Mold Builders Association AMBA American Mustang and Burro Association AMBA Association of Master of Business Administration bus-based AHB AHB Advanced High-performance Bus AHB Assault Helicopter Battalion AHB Air Historical Branch AHB Attack Helicopter Battalion AHB Automatic Half Barriers AHB Aussie Home Brewers AHB Active Hyper Bass (Advanced High-performance Bus) interfaces. "The rapid growth in the development of the Internet has resulted in strong interest in SANYO's Java-compatible microprocessors," said Toru Akiyama, Division general manager, SANYO Semiconductor Company's System LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Division. "We anticipate that integrating the Java-compatible ARM9 family core technology will serve as a springboard for new business growth in SANYO's micro-controller business." "ARM's Jazelle technology provides companies like SANYO, a leader in multimedia and mobile communications, with an unparalleled combination of Java performance with minimal costs and power consumption," said Reynette Au, VP, Corporate Marketing, ARM. "SANYO's decision to incorporate the Jazelle technology-based ARM926EJ-S core into their next-generation portable appliances will enable them to quickly and efficiently develop leading-edge products for a wide range of consumer electronic applications." The ARM926EJ-S core is one of the first Jazelle technology-enabled CPUs introduced by ARM. Jazelle technology delivers an unparalleled combination of Java technology performance and the world's leading 32-bit embedded RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. architecture, giving platform developers the freedom to run Java technology- based applications alongside established OS, middleware and application code on a single processor. This single-processor solution offers higher performance, lower system cost and lower power than coprocessors and dual- processor Java technology-based solutions. SANYO will offer advanced SoC devices using ARM926EJ-S in Q2 2002. |
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