Vendor: Arm Ltd. Category: CPU

Highest Performance CPU with Split-Lock

Cortex-A78AE is the highest performance Cortex-A processor designed for devices undertaking complex and demanding safety-critical…

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Overview

Cortex-A78AE is the highest performance Cortex-A processor designed for devices undertaking complex and demanding safety-critical tasks. The Split-Lock capability with second-generation Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS) enables flexible operations at the highest levels of safety. With the ability to run different workloads concurrently and a 30 percent performance uplift compared to its predecessor, Cortex-A78AE offers the scalable, efficient, heterogeneous compute required for automated driving and autonomous industrial systems.

Key features

  • Highest Sustained Performance
    • The Cortex-A78AE features an advanced energy-efficient microarchitecture designed for performance density to deliver highest peak and sustained single-thread performance in thermally constrained fanless designs.
  • Scalable, Heterogeneous Compute
    • Options for multicore, multi-cluster, accelerator ports and heterogenous compute configurations offer the ability to run different workloads or application footprints, allowing the deployment of the same SoC compute architecture into different domain controllers.
  • Flexibility with Split-Lock
    • Switch between split mode for highest cluster-level performance, lock mode for advanced multicore fault-tolerance with ASIL D/SIL 3 hardware metrics, or hybrid mode to deliver higher compute availability to help achieve ASIL B/SIL 2 safety requirements.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Arm Cortex-A78AE
Vendor
Arm Ltd.
Type
Silicon IP

Compute

CPU Architecture
ARM

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Provider

Arm Ltd.
HQ: Great Britain
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