ARM unveils the next milestone of the mbed project with a new SDK released under a permissive open source license, a new HDK for creating low-cost development boards. The mbed platform is being developed by ARM to deliver free tools and software that enable effective rapid prototyping with ARM Cortex-M series processor-based MCUs.

STMicroelectronics tells ARM why they're shrinking their Ultra Low Power technology from 130nm to 110nm and what the benefits are, plus info on new software to help identify max. average consumption.

At MWC 2013, NVIDIA talks about the Quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor-based Tegra 4 chipset and its new features and enhanced user experiences.

Freescale gives us details on their newest KL02 - the world's smallest microcontroller (based on ARM Cortex-M0+) which can be used in numerous Internet of Things applications.

This video demonstrates the trace functionality of ARM Cortex-M0+, M3, and M4 Processor and Keil MDK.

Keith Clarke, ARM VP of embedded processors welcomes the new Infineon XMC1000 Family of MCUs.

The Samsung Camera GC100 contains a Quad-core ARM Mali-400 GPU and a Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor @1.4GHz. The Samsung Camera demonstrates the capabilities of ARM technology, the smooth UI and high dynamic range is clearly visible in this video demonstration.

ARM-based platforms come in a range of processor configurations, and these platforms often have more than one ARM processor. Traditionally these have been Symmetric Multi Processing systems, where a cluster of identical CPUs work together co-operatively. But Asymmetric Multi Processing systems that have different CPUs with different features are now becoming available too.

ARM and Cadence Design Systems today announced the tape-out of the first 14-nanometer test chip implementation of the high-performance ARM Cortex-A7 processor, the most energy-efficient applications processor from ARM. Designed with a complete Cadence RTL-to-signoff flow, the chip is the first to target Samsung’s 14-nanometer FinFET process, accelerating the continuing move to high-density, high-performance and ultra-low power SoCs for future s...

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ARM today announced the release of the ARM DS-5 toolchain version 5.12. This latest version adds, among other improvements, the ability to connect the ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer to National Instruments DAQ devices. This provides combined performance and power optimization of ARM processor-based Linux and Android systems.

ARM officially launches the ARM Accredited Engineer (AAE) Program at TechCon 2012. The program is the only global exam based certification which assesses an individual's knowledge of ARM technology.

Jan Jaap Bezemer from NXP talks to Andy Frame about the ARM Cortex-M0+ powered NXP LPC800 product, specifically targeted at low pin count packages where simplicity and ease of use are key product factors.

ARM announced the new ARM Cortex-A50 processor series based upon the ARMv8 architecture, extending ARM’s leadership in performance and low power. The series initially includes the Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57 processors and introduces a new, energy-efficient 64-bit processing technology, as well as extending existing 32-bit processing.

ARM has announced the ARM CoreLink CCN-504 cache coherent network. This advanced system intellectual property can deliver up to one terabit of usable system bandwidth per second. It will enable SoC designers to provide high-performance, cache coherent interconnect for ‘many-core’ enterprise solutions built using the ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor and next-generation 64-bit processors.

Bryn Parry, CEO of Amantys, talks to ARM about the company's innovative power conversion electronic switching products and the use of Cortex-M3 microcontrollers in the products.

The popularity of the Cortex-M series processors means there is a wide range of developer resources available from a growing number of silicon and tools vendors, to help initial development. One of the easiest ways to begin developing with a Cortex-M series processor-based microcontroller is to get a starter kit and use the examples provided in the kit.

Interrupt handling is easy and fast in the Cortex-M series processors, but there are a lot more factors that make the Cortex-M series processor easy to learn and use. First of all, the processor has a B linear address space, so there is no need to use any memory paging to overcome memory size limitations.

The Cortex-M series processors include an interrupt controller called the Nested Vector Interrupt Controller for interrupt handling such as interrupt prioritisation and interrupt masking. The NVIC contains a number of programmable registers for interrupt management such as enable/disable, and priority levels.

All the Cortex-M series processors are designed to be low power, very energy efficient and have high code density. For most simple, low power applications, the Cortex-M0 processor or the Cortex-M0+ processor can handle the task easily. The Cortex-M0+ processor is the newest member of the series which reduces the pipeline to two stages, reducing power consumption even further.