• DocumentCode
    2547052
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    23-26 Jan. 2007
  • Firstpage
    902
  • Lastpage
    907
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASPDAC.2007.358104
  • Filename
    4196150