arm_instruction_setOutline 1) Future Evolution of Information Technology 2) System - on - a- Chip Design 3) Design and Application of Cores 4) Analog and Mixed Signal Design (Prof. Berroth) 5) Test of Systems - on - a - Chip 1 Design and Application of Cores Microprocessor Cores (ARM) On-chip buses A dedicated core (multimedia?) 2 Major Microprocessor Core Vendors Hard Cores: ARM (Cambridge, UK) (32 bit) Firm Cores: MIPS (Mountain View, CA) (64 bit) Soft Cores: ARC (London, UK) Tensilica (Santa Clara, CA) SUN Microsystems (Mountain View, CA) picoJava-Core as synthesizable RTL 3 ARM System Design History of ARM ARM Instruction Set Thumb Instruction Set ARM Cores ARM Cache Modeling ARM CPUs ARM Coprocessors System Development (optional) 4 Steve Furber. The ARM System Architecture. AW. 199……