Arm Cortex A76 processor core was first unveiled in June of this year, and very recently Hisilicon – part of Huawei – introduced Kirin 980 processor with four Cortex A76 cores, four Cortex A55 cores. Arm has now unveiled another variant of Cortex-A76 core. Cortex-A76AE (Automotive Enhanced) is designed for automotive application, and specifically autonomous driving applications, thanks to extra safety features such as Split-Lock capability which includes the ability for Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS). The latter means that two processors are running the same code at the same time, and the instructions is only validated is the results are identical on both processors. Microarchitectural highlights of Cortex-A76AE for safety: Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS) – The Cortex-A76AE is capable of running in Dual Core Lock-Step (DCLS), and hence is able to contribute towards a system’s ASIL D hardware diagnostic coverage requirements. Memory protection – The Cortex-A76AE supports Single Error Correction, […]
Arm Cortex-A76AE Processor is Designed for Autonomous Driving Applications
