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Vendor:
Advanced Architectures
Category:
CPU
Application Adaptive Processor
A2P is a flexible processor architecture based on an “fine-grain” microarchitecture configurability and an expandable instruction…
Overview
A2P is a flexible processor architecture based on an innovative “fine-grain” microarchitecture configurability and an expandable instruction set. The flexibility of A2P enables a basic architecture to be developed for low power applications. Additional functionality, such as multi-CPU, DSP, floating point, SIMD and custom extensions are added to the base architecture in a simple plug-in style to expand functionality and exactly match each application’s specific needs. A2P also removes unused functionality to keep area and power optimized at all times. A2P is suitable for a wide range of applications, from ultra-low power, deeply embedded control functions to high performance multicore video processing.
A2P’s instruction set is optimized to execute complied C code directly and achieve the same performance as assembly level equivalents. SoC developers can now fine tune the processor hardware directly using C level algorithms as a reference, eliminating the typical steps of converting the C algorithms to assembler and then optimizing them around fixed hardware and inflexible instruction sets.
Key features
- 16-bit compact instruction set
- Small size 0.065mm2 at 130 nm (32-bit)
- Low power 0.02mW/MHz
- Extensible – custom instructions & addressing modes
- Supplied as RTL
- Multiprocessor Support
- Virtual Memory Support
- Full Tool Suite
- ANSI-C Compiler, Assembler, Linker, Debugger
- Instruction Set Simulator
- 4 Dedicated Accumulators ( Extensible )
- 8 General Purpose Registers ( Extensible )
- 512k I/O Registers ( Extensible )
- Big and Little Endian Addressing Support
- Single Memory – Direct attach to RAM / ROM block(s)
- Upward compatible with all A2P families
- JTAG, 1(2) wire or “open” debug port
Block Diagram
A2P3 block diagram
Applications
- A2P is a flexible processor architecture based on an innovative “fine-grain” microarchitecture configurability and an expandable instruction set.
- The flexibility of A2P enables a basic architecture to be developed for low power applications.
- Additional functionality, such as multi-CPU, DSP, floating point, SIMD and custom extensions are added to the base architecture in a simple plug-in style to expand functionality and exactly match each application’s specific needs.
What’s Included?
- Replace older 8-bit and 16-bit controllers
- Set-top box
- Gaming
- TV,HDTV, DVR, DVP
- AV Player
- GPS
- Cellular
- Camera
- Imaging
- Embedded Control
- Tracking
- Protocol Offload
- Security
- Storage
- Network
- Multi-processor systems
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
A2P3
Vendor
Advanced Architectures
Type
Silicon IP
Files
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Provider
HQ:
USA
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