arm cortex-a8 pdf datasheet

THE CORTEX-A8 MICROPROCESSOR

Next-generaTIon digital entertainment and mobile

communicaTIons devices are driving the need for flexible

high-performance processing soluTIons that can meet the

needs of the low-power, cost sensiTIve markets. Smart phones

are becoming the center of your life, combining

entertainment, gaming, internet services and seamless

connectivity to digital entertainment devices. In a competitive

and changing marketplace where digital entertainment and

communications devices are converging, the need for a highperformance

processor that can meet both the demanding

performance requirements of leading-edge consumer

entertainment devices and the tight power requirements for

advanced mobile products is clear.