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MediaTek launches the Dimensity 9000, a 4nm flagship chip with Arm Cortex-X2

MediaTek launches the Dimensity 9000, a 4nm flagship chip with Arm Cortex-X2

November 18, 2021
The Dimensity lineup has played a pivotal role in MediaTek's success in the upper mid-range and budget flagship segments. However, the Taiwanese chipmaker has yet to challenge Qualcomm's undisputed position at the top level. MediaTek has previously tried to break into the flagship sphere with offerings like the Dimensity 1200 but fell short of Qualcomm's...
The first Armv9 CPU designs include Cortex-X2 with big performance gains

The first Armv9 CPU designs include Cortex-X2 with big performance gains

May 25, 2021
After unveiling Armv9 back in March, it's time for Arm to unveil its first designs based on the new architecture. Making up Arm Total Compute solutions are Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-510. The firm said that the three pillars that it's focusing on with its total Compute strategy are performance, developer access, and security. At the top...
ARM launches the ARMv9 architecture with SVE2 and new security features

ARM launches the ARMv9 architecture with SVE2 and new security features

March 30, 2021
Earlier today as part of its Vision Day event, ARM disclosed some details about its new ARMv9 architecture, which the company expects will be used in over 300 billion chips this decade. The last major revision to ARM's ISA was v8, which was introduced in October of 2011 with the 64-bit AArch64 instruction set. However, ARM...