ARM7

processor A RISC microprocessor architecture from

Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. (ARM). Building upon the ARM6

family, the goal of the ARM7 design was to offer higher levels

of raw compute performance at even lower levels of power

consumption. The ARM7 architecture is now (Dec 1994) the most

powerful low voltage RISC processor available on the market.

The ARM7 offers several architectural extensions which address

specific market needs, encompassing fast multiply and

innovative embedded ICE support. Software development tools

are available.

The ARM7 architecture is made up of a core CPU plus a range of

system peripherals which can be added to a CPU core to give a

complete system on a chip, e.g. 4K or 8K cache, MemoryManagement Unit, Write Buffer, coprocessor interface,

ICEbreaker embedded ICE support and JTAG boundaryscan. The ARM710 microprocessor is built around the ARM7

core.

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(1995-01-05)