ARMv8 instruction set will be application driven, says exec

Peter Clarke, eetimes.eu
(10/06/2008 6:43 AM EDT)

LONDON — ARM Holdings plc is working on a next-generation instruction set architecture to be the basis for a future set of processor cores. When introduced its capabilities and its extensions to the current architecture – ARMv7 – will be driven by applications and partners, according to a senior company executive. However, it is not clear certain that the instruction set will be introduced in the 32-nm/28-nm process node for which ARM (Cambridge, England) is developing an SoC design platform.

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