ARM Cortex-M3 32-Bit MCU Solutions
ARM Cortex-M3 32-Bit MCU Solutions
ARM Cortex-M3 32-Bit MCU Solutions
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The Trend in Embedded IC <strong>Solutions</strong><br />
PRICE ($)<br />
<strong>32</strong>-bit<br />
16-bit<br />
8-bit<br />
$ $<br />
Texas<br />
Instruments<br />
8-bit & 16-bit Price/Performance:<br />
- Serviced by several proprietary cores (fragmented)<br />
<strong>32</strong>-bit Price/Performance:<br />
- Over 80% of market serviced by <strong>ARM</strong> cores<br />
<strong>ARM</strong><br />
<strong>Cortex</strong><br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
(MHz)<br />
Customer Pain:<br />
- Performance needs are outgrowing 8-bit and 16-bit <strong>MCU</strong> capabilities<br />
- Pain of adopting new architectures, learning new SW<br />
- Significant cost involved in moving from 8 to 16 to <strong>32</strong>-bit <strong>MCU</strong>s<br />
Within this decade:<br />
- The standardization of <strong>ARM</strong> from multiple IC suppliers has brought<br />
the price point of <strong>32</strong>-bit down to 16-bit levels<br />
- 8-bit has increased integration, but performance suffers<br />
- 16-bit literally being squeezed into extinction<br />
TI’s <strong>ARM</strong>® <strong>Cortex</strong>-<strong>M3</strong>-based Stellaris®<br />
microcontrollers:<br />
- A <strong>32</strong>-bit high performance solution at 8/16-bit costs<br />
- The scalability of <strong>ARM</strong> architecture from $1 to 1GHz<br />
- Industry’s strongest ecosystem of silicon, tools, software, and<br />
support<br />
PP090<strong>32</strong>9
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