ARM processor

An ARM processor is any of several 32-bit RISC (reduced instruction set computer) microprocessor s developed by Advanced RISC Machines, Ltd. The ARM architecture was originally conceived by Acorn Computers Ltd. in the 1980s. Since then, it has evolved into a family of microprocessors extensively used in consumer electronic devices such as mobile phone s, multimedia players, pocket calculator s and PDA s (personal digital assistants).

ARM processor features include:

• Load/store architecture
• An orthogonal instruction set
• Mostly single-cycle execution
• A 16x32-bit register
• Enhanced power-saving design.

Read more about it at: > ARM provides links to specifications for its processor cores. > ARM presents an overview of its processor technology.

Last updated on: Jan 30, 2007

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