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ARM breaks 2GHz barrier with dual core Cortex-A9 processor

Great Neptune’s trousers!

ARM has just announced the development of a dual core mobile processor capable of breaking the 2GHz barrier. The 40nm Cortex-A9 CPU will use conventional silicon chips and each CPU core will consume less than 0.25 watts of power.

While ARM’s aiming the chip at “appli ...

ARM Announces Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Processor Designs

Chip design firm ARM today announced the development of two dual-core chip designs based on the company's Cortex-A9 platform. Implementations of the new chip designs, which will deliver performance in excess of 2 GHz while drawing less than 0.25 W o... ...

2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor unveiled

ARM processors have found their way inside all sorts of electronic devices that we know and love today from Smartphones to MIDs. ARM announced a new version of its Cortex-A9 processor today with dual cores capable of running at 2GHz and built from the TSMC 40nm-G process.

The processor is speed ...