The ARM folks are at it again. In a press release yesterday, they detail the new ARM11 micro architecture, which sounds quite impressive:
- 1200 MIPS, peak
- SIMD extensions, DSP extensions
- The 16-bit THUMB instructions are still in there for ultimate code density :-)
- Standard RISC features (integer pipelines, out-of-order execution, branch prediction, etc.)
- Still a low power CPU
- 64-bit memory system
- 70% reduction in interrupt latency possible
- Accellerated context switching
Um, wow. When can I get that 64-way ARM box to replace that dual-Celeron on my desk? :-)
