Apple A7
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The Apple A7 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple and introduced in 2013, powering devices like the iPhone 5s and iPad Air with significantly improved performance and efficiency over its predecessors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple A7 chip generation | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | system-on-a-chip ⓘ |
| announcedWithDevice | iPhone 5s launch event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | ARMv8-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitArchitecture | 64-bit ⓘ |
| category | mobile application processor ⓘ |
| clockSpeed |
1.3 GHz in iPhone 5s
ⓘ
1.4 GHz in iPad Air ⓘ |
| coreName | Cyclone ⓘ |
| cpuCoreCount | 2 ⓘ |
| cpuType | Apple Cyclone CPU cores ⓘ |
| designer | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fabricationProcess |
20 nm
ⓘ
28 nm ⓘ |
| firstUsedIn |
iPad Air
NERFINISHED
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iPad mini 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPad mini 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPhone 5s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpuType | PowerVR G6430 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpuVendor | Imagination Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| improvementOverPredecessor |
improved power efficiency
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significantly improved performance ⓘ |
| includes | Secure Enclave coprocessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| level1Cache |
64 KB data cache per core
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64 KB instruction cache per core ⓘ |
| level2Cache | 1 MB shared L2 cache ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Samsung Electronics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first 64-bit SoC used in a mainstream smartphone ⓘ |
| packageType | PoP (package on package) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apple A6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Apple A8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
ARM TrustZone security extensions
NERFINISHED
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ARMv7-A AArch32 NERFINISHED ⓘ ARMv8-A AArch64 NERFINISHED ⓘ hardware AES encryption ⓘ |
| supportsFeature | Touch ID fingerprint processing via Secure Enclave ⓘ |
| supportsInstructionSet |
NEON
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Thumb-2 ⓘ VFPv4 ⓘ |
| targetDeviceType |
smartphones
ⓘ
tablets ⓘ |
| usedIn |
iPad Air
NERFINISHED
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iPad mini 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPad mini 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPhone 5s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Apple A7 chip generation