(iTers News) - World's second largest foundry chip maker GlobalFoundries said today it has successfully implemented ARM Cortex-A9 processor core with three-dimensional 14nm-XM FinFET transistors.

The implementation  proves huge gains in power and performance, as the smaller the transistor is,  the faster they process data, consuming less power.

Compared with its 28nm-SLP technology  design, for example, it turns out  that the 14nm 3D FinFET transistors deliver two times energy efficiency, occupying half the silicon real estate.

According to Global Foundries' implementation report,  high-performance, energy-efficient ARM processors implemented on 28nm-SLP typically use 12-track libraries. However at 14nm-XM FinFET technology, much higher performance and more energy-efficient ARM processors can be implemented using 9-track libraries resulting in further die-size reductions.

And, the 14nm-XM transistor frequency will be 61% faster than the frequency of  28nm-SLP technology-based transistor implementation.  At constant frequency, the 14nm-XM technology based implementation consumes 62% lower than the 28nm-SLP technology based implementation.

When measured in DMIP/milliwatts, the performance-power efficiency of 14nm-XM technology shows they can perform  more than twice than that of the 28nm-SLP technology based implementation, while using half the silicon area.

"Our deep collaboration with ARM is continuing to pay off as we work together to optimize ARM IP for our leading-edge process technology," said Mike Noonen, executive vice president of marketing , sales, design and quality at GLOBALFOUNDRIES.

“The 14nm-XM FinFET technology is designed for the next generation of mobile devices, making it a perfect fit for ARM’s energy-efficient processor technology, he added.

 

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