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That's about to change, though. The semiconductor firm has officially unveiled Arm v9, heralding a new era of processor architecture that seeks to meet growing computational demand.
March 30, 2021
News highlights:
Advances specialized processing built on the economics, design freedom and accessibility advantages of general-purpose compute
Delivers greater performance, enhanced security and DSP and ML capabilities
Cambridge, UK, March 30, 2021 – Today, Arm introduced the Arm
®v9 architecture in response to the global demand for ubiquitous specialized processing with increasingly capable security and artificial intelligence (AI). Armv9 is the first new Arm architecture in a decade, building on the success of Armv8 which today drives the best performance-per-watt everywhere computing happens.
“As we look toward a future that will be defined by AI, we must lay a foundation of leading-edge compute that will be ready to address the unique challenges to come,” said Simon Segars, chief executive officer, Arm. “Armv9 is the answer. It will be at the forefront of the next 300 billion Arm-based chips driven by the demand for pervasive specialized, secure
Chip designer Arm Ltd. has announced its new v9 architecture, a design that could eventually appear in the Apple Silicon powering future iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
The new Arm v9 focuses on three areas: performance, security, and machine learning (ML) capabilities. Arm says the design will provide more than a 30% CPU performance boost over the next two generations of mobile and infrastructure CPUs.
AI is another critical area Arm targeted with its v9 design. The architecture s new Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2) technology will enhance ML and digital signal processing (DSP) for future devices.
Arm s SCE2 can improve processing for 5G systems, ML, voice AI assistants, and virtual and augmented reality. Apple s Arm-based chips include a Neural Engine that handles ML tasks, and the company is reportedly developing a mixed-reality headset and AR glasses.