Texas Instruments unveils new Sitara ARM Cortex A8 MPUs

By Shane McGlaun/June 8, 2010 5:37 am EST

Texas Instruments has announced a pair of new Sitara ARM Cortex A8 MPUs that include the AM3715 and the AM3703. Both of the new parts can run at up to 1GHz speeds and offer better system response time, faster boot times, and increased battery life.

TI is aiming the new APUs at portable data terminals, portable medical equipment, home automation, navigation devices, smart displays, and HMI industrial applications. The AM3703 is for applications that don't need graphics while the AM3715 enables fluid, complex 3D rendering, and GUI capabilities.

TI claims that both of the new APUs offer close to a 40% increase in ARM performance and can increase battery life by up to 30% thanks to lowered power consumption compared to other parts in the Sitara family. The graphics capable APU has PowerVR graphics core supporting OpenGL ES 2.0.