Title :
An Embedded Low Power/Cost 16-Bit Data/Instruction Microprocessor Compatible with ARM7 Software Tools
Author :
Yang, Fu-Ching ; Huang, Ing-Jer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., National Sun Yat-sen Univ., Kaohsiung
Abstract :
A 16-bit THUMB instruction set microprocessor is proposed for low cost/power in short-precision computing. It achieves 40% gate count, 51% power consumption and 160% clock frequency comparing to ARM7, even the performance is 67% better in narrow width memory at the same clock frequency. The ARM7 software is also compatible.
Keywords :
embedded systems; instruction sets; microprocessor chips; 16 bit; ARM7 software tools; THUMB instruction set microprocessor; short-precision computing; Application software; Clocks; Computer science; Costs; Energy consumption; Instruction sets; Microprocessors; Power engineering and energy; Software tools; Thumb;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2007. ASP-DAC '07. Asia and South Pacific
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0629-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0630-7
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.2007.358104
