ARM has launched a 2.5GHz processor for tablets, high-end phones and enterprise infrastructure, predicting double the performance of a dual core Cortex-A9.
Dubbed Cortex-A15 MPCore, the multi-core design extends the capabilities of ARM's high-end Cortex-A series by adding hardware support for virtualisation, soft-error recovery, larger memories and system coherency.
"The Cortex-A15 MPCore processor brings a new level of performance scalability as well as a feature set that enables ARM Partners to address a range of innovative and traditional markets with a single processor architecture," said the firm. "The processor will enable products ranging from next-generation smartphones, tablets, large-screen mobile computing and high-end digital home entertainment devices through to wireless basestations and enterprise infrastructure products."
Aimed at 32nm and 28nm chip processes, with a road map to 20nm, the processor will run up to 2.5GHz in infrastructure applications.
To specify the core, ARM has worked with lead licensees: Samsung, ST Ericsson and Texas Instruments.
