Manufactured in ST’s 55nm HCMOS (high-speed CMOS) process technology, the SPEAR1210 combines the multi-processing capabilities of the ARM Cortex-A9 processor core with Network-on-Chip (NoC) technology that enables multiple different traffic profiles while maximizing data throughput. The dual ARM Cortex-A9 processors support both fully symmetric and asymmetric operations, at speeds of 600MHz/core (industrial worst-case conditions) for 3000 DMIPS equivalent.
The new processor is equipped with an integrated DDR2/DDR3 memory controller and connectivity peripherals including USB, SATA and PCIe (with integrated PHY) in addition to a Giga Ethernet MAC. ST’s SPEAr1310 targets high-performance embedded-control applications across market segments from communication and computer peripherals to industrial automation.