Sleep-on-Exit for Automated Low Power in Cortex-M3 (Explained)
Sleep-on-exit is a feature in Cortex-M3 processors that allows the processor to automatically enter a low power sleep mode when…
Understanding IDCODE values returned by Cortex debug ports
The IDCODE is a 32-bit code that provides details about the device, including the version, manufacturer, and part number. When…
Cortex-M3 Memory Access Constraints with Caches and Shared Memory
The Cortex-M3 processor has advanced memory access capabilities through the use of caches and shared memory regions. However, these features…
What is Instrumentation Trace Macrocell (ITM) in Arm Cortex-M?
The Instrumentation Trace Macrocell (ITM) is a tracing and debugging feature in Arm Cortex-M series processors. It provides a way…
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Setting CPU Targets for ARM Compilation with gcc
When compiling code for ARM processors using the gcc toolchain, it is important to set the correct CPU target in…
Cortex-M3 Instruction Prefetching and Branch Prediction (Explained)
The Cortex-M3 CPU implements an instruction prefetch unit and branch prediction unit to improve performance by reducing stalls due to…
Bit Band and Bit Band Alias Areas in Cortex-M3 Memory
The Cortex-M3 processor has a feature called Bit Banding that allows each individual bit in a word of memory to…
Debugging capabilities of Cortex-A76 with CoreSight
The Cortex-A76 processor from ARM provides powerful debugging capabilities through the use of CoreSight technology. CoreSight enables real-time access to…
SoCs using Cortex-A76 cores (Kirin, Exynos, Snapdragon, etc)
The Cortex-A76 is ARM's latest high-performance CPU core designed for mobile computing. It offers substantial improvements in performance and power…
Cortex-M3 Memory Region Types and Attributes
The Cortex-M3 is an ARM processor core designed for microcontroller applications. It has a Von Neumann architecture with separate code…
Cross-Compiling for 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 Cores
Cross-compiling allows you to build code for a target platform different from the build host. For ARM Cortex-M4, this means…
Cortex-A76 architecture and specifications (Explained)
The Cortex-A76 is Arm's latest high-performance mobile CPU core designed for greater performance and power efficiency. In this in-depth article,…
How fast is Cortex-A76?
The Cortex-A76 CPU core from ARM offers a significant performance boost over previous ARM CPU cores like the Cortex-A73 and…
