ARM

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RISC architecture instruction set architecture processor architecture family

ARM is a family of energy-efficient RISC processor architectures widely used in mobile devices, embedded systems, and increasingly in laptops and servers.

Aliases (27)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	RISC architecture → instruction set architecture → processor architecture family →
applicationDomain	cloud computing → edge computing → embedded control → mobile computing →
architectureType	RISC →
competesWith	RISC-V architecture → x86 architecture →
designedFor	energy efficiency → low power consumption →
developedBy	Arm Ltd. →
endianness	bi-endian → little-endian →
formerlyKnownAs	Acorn RISC Machine →
fullName	Advanced RISC Machine →
hasExtension	NEON SIMD extension → SVE Scalable Vector Extension → Thumb instruction set → Thumb-2 instruction set → TrustZone security extension → VFP floating-point extension →
hasVersion	ARMv4 → ARMv5 → ARMv6 → ARMv7 → ARMv8 → ARMv9 →
instructionSetStyle	load-store architecture →
introducedIn	1980s →
marketPosition	dominant in smartphone processors → widely used in embedded processors →
originatedAt	Acorn Computers →
registerCount	large general-purpose register file →
supports	32-bit computing → 64-bit computing →
usedIn	Internet of Things devices → automotive systems → consumer electronics → embedded systems → laptops → microcontrollers → mobile devices → networking equipment → servers → single-board computers → smartphones → system-on-chip designs → tablets → wearable devices →

Referenced by (91)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
.NET Core → Alpine Linux → Android Dalvik VM → ChakraCore → FMX → GDB → GNU C Library → GNU Compiler Collection → GNU Compiler Collection ("AArch64") → GNU Debugger → GNU Debugger ("AArch64") → HotSpot JVM → LLVM → Lazarus IDE → iOS →	supportsArchitecture
Apple A18 → Apple M-series → Apple M1 Max ("ARM64") → Apple M1 Pro ("ARM64") → Apple M2 ("ARM64") → Apple M4 → Apple silicon → Google Tensor → Nintendo Switch → Universal App Quick Start Program →	architecture
Android Runtime → ChromiumOS → FreeBSD → KVM → Windows Phone → crosvm ("ARM64") →	architectureSupport
ARM ("ARMv4") → ARM ("ARMv5") → ARM ("ARMv6") → ARM ("ARMv7") → ARM ("ARMv8") → ARM ("ARMv9") →	hasVersion
Chromium → GNU GRUB → Manjaro → Slackware ("ARM (via Slackware ARM / ARMedslack)") → Trisquel ("ARM (some editions)") → Wear OS →	supportsPlatform
Internet Explorer → Windows 8 → Windows 8.1 → Windows Mobile →	platform
Kali Linux → Symbian ("ARM architecture") → Windows RT → iPadOS →	supportedPlatform
Apple A17 Pro → Firestorm ("ARMv8-A") → Icestorm →	architectureFamily
ARM ("Thumb instruction set") → ARM ("Thumb-2 instruction set") → ARM ("SVE Scalable Vector Extension") →	hasExtension
Apple M1 Max ("ARMv8-A") → Apple M1 Pro ("ARMv8-A") → Apple M1 Ultra ("ARMv8-A") →	ISA
Apple silicon ("ARMv8-A") → Apple silicon ("ARMv9-A") →	supportsInstructionSet
Darwin → Darwin ("ARM64") →	supportsProcessorArchitecture
Android Runtime → Clang →	targetArchitecture
Anaconda installer → MicroPython ("ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers") →	targetPlatform
Surface RT →	cpuArchitecture
Acorn Computers ("ARM architecture") →	developed
Acorn RISC Machine ("ARM Ltd") →	developer
ARM ("Advanced RISC Machine") →	fullName
PyPy ("ARM (various)") →	hasArchitectureSupport
Calliope mini ("ARM Cortex-M0") →	hasCPUCore
Adafruit Circuit Playground Express ("ARM Cortex-M0+") →	hasMicrocontrollerCore
EV3 Intelligent Brick ("ARM9 processor") →	hasProcessor
Apple M1 ("AArch64") →	instructionSet
Icestorm ("ARMv8-A") →	instructionSetArchitecture
VFP floating-point extension ("ARM CPU core") →	integratedWith
Armenia →	ISO3166-1Alpha3
Acorn RISC Machine ("ARM Cortex-A series") →	notableImplementation
Masayoshi Son ("ARM Holdings") →	notableInvestment
VFP floating-point extension ("ARM coprocessor interface") →	relatedTo
Acorn RISC Machine →	shortName
Acorn Computers ("ARM Holdings") →	spinOff
Acorn Computers ("ARM Holdings") →	successor
BlackBerry OS →	supportedArchitecture
Windows NT →	supportedCpuArchitecture
Windows Embedded family ("ARM architecture") →	supports
ChromeOS →	supportsHardwareArchitecture
Arm Ltd. →	tickerSymbol