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Generel CharacteristicsGenerel Characteristics: 
DesignerCompany which designed the semiconductor component ST-Ericsson
Type NovaThor U8500
Year Released 2010
FunctionMain function of the component  Multi-core Application Processor with Modem

ArchitectureArchitecture: 
Width of Machine WordMaximum bitwidth of ALU operands. Width of machine word can also be defined in different ways (register width, instruction width, etc.) in case of recent microprocessors. 32 bit
Supported Instruction Set(s) ARMv7
Pipeline StagesPipeline is kind of instruction level parallelism where stages (FETCH, DEC, OP, EXEC, RES, etc.) of instruction execution are separeted and parallelized between neighboring instructions. 8 pipeline stages
Type of processor core(s)Type and allocation of processor core(s) 2x ARM Cortex-A9 MPcore
Number of processor core(s) dual-core

BusesBuses: 
Memory Interface(s):   LPDDR2 SDRAM
Number of data bus channels 1 ch
Non-volatile Memory InterfaceInterface which determines physical layer towards the NV memory  Yes


Clock FrequenciesClock Frequencies: 
Recommended Minimum Clock Frequency 1000 MHz min.
Recommended Maximum Clock Frequency 1200 MHz max.

Cache MemoriesCache Memories: 

Technology and PackagingTechnology and Packaging: 
Feature SizeThe minimum physical dimension in the integrated circuit which can be fabricated with the given semiconductor technology 45 nm
Semiconductor Technology:   CMOSComplementary Metal-oxide - Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

Graphical SubsystemGraphical Subsystem: 
Embedded GPUManufactuer (or IP designer) and type of embedded graphics coprocessor(s). ARM Mali-400 GPU
Dedicated Graphics MemoryDedicated operative memory (video RAM, VRAM) 0.25 MiB

Cellular CommunicationCellular Communication: 
Supported Cellular Data LinksList of supported cellular data links  CSDCircuit Switched Data (CSD) is the original data link protocol of GSM. Up to 9600bit/s download speed , GPRSGeneral Packet Radio Service , EDGEEnhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution also known as Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS) , UMTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System. UMTS Release '99 data link layer, W-CDMA grants up to 384 kbit/s pocket-switched download speed. , HSUPAHigh-Speed Uplink Packet Access is a 3.5G UMTS uplink protocol. , HSUPA 5.8 , HSDPAHigh-Speed Downlink Packet Access is a 3.5G UMTS downlink protocol. , HSPA+ 21.1 data links

Additional InformationAdditional Information: 
Special Features
dual ARM Cortex-A9 Harvard Superscalar processor core, Multi-layer AHB/AXI bus, ARM TrustZone, ARM NEON SIMD engine, dual multimedia DSP, 1080p HDMI, WXGA LCD support, OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG 1.1, 20 MP camera support

Datasheet AttributesDatasheet Attributes: 

Data IntegrityData integrity level determines the integrity of the published information. Final datasheets are not intended to be modified in the future, preliminary ones can be based on unofficial information or speculations, incomplete ones are also preliminary b  Preliminary
AddedThe exact time of the datasheet addition 2011-12-17 17:14
 
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