Fully scalable D32PRO CPU core compared to ARM Cortex M0-M3

Poland based Digital Core Design introduced its newest 32-bit CPU D32PRO. RISC architecture based D32PRO boosts performance up to 1.48/2.67 DMIPS/MHz and 2.41 CoreMarks/MHz. The minimal usable D32PRO CPU starts from 6.8k to 10.6k gates when optimized for area. D32PRO consumes a dynamic power of 7 microwatts/MHz with a 90 nm process (DCD’s IP Cores are synthesizable and foundry independent). The D32PRO has been equipped with C compiler and integrated CPU configurator making this CPU a fully configurable, both for ultra-low energy and for power-user projects. Fully scalable D32PRO can be easily adjusted to get the efficiency comparable to ARM Cortex M0-M3, explains Tomek Krzyzak, DCD’s vice-president – but there’s no problem to run the Core with maximal performance to get up to 1.48 / 2.67 DMIPS/MHz and 2.41 CoreMarks/MHz. The D32PRO is designed from scratch by DCD’s engineers. The D32PRO has been equipped with Floating Point Coprocessor and a range of peripherals such as USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, LIN, RTC, HDLC, Smart Card etc. Other peripherals can be effortlessly added to the CPU by using standardized interfaces. Other features as explained by DCD: The D32PRO is a universal & fully configurable solution, which effectively executes application codes with many jumps (e.g. switching decision tree) as well as homogeneous ones (e.g. arithmetic operations...