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Highest-Performance Arm Cortex-A CPU
for Safety-Critical Systems

Arm Cortex-A720AE is the highest-performance Cortex-A processor designed to meet the complex and demanding safety needs of the next generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). It unlocks new advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) functionality and new in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) experiences for vehicle users. The highly configurable Cortex-A720AE is the first high-performance Armv9-A AE CPU, with safety features targeted at both ISO 26262 ASIL B and ASIL D certifications. In conjunction with Arm Cortex-A520AE and Arm DSU-120AE, it has the scalability to meet all application-class processor needs in the vehicle.

Cortex-A720AE delivers the applications processor performance that powers the Arm first Automotive Compute Subsystem – Zena CSS.

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Features and Benefits 

Highest Sustained
Performance

Cortex-A720AE brings a 1.2x times performance uplift over Arm Cortex-A78AE, with micro-architectural improvements that deliver increased performance at improved power efficiency. When integrated with the new Arm DSU-120AE, this performance is more scalable than before, with up to 14 CPUs in a single cluster.

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Functional Safety

With configurable options around split, hybrid, and lock operating modes, memory and interface protection mechanisms, software test libraries (STL), and transient fault protection (TFP), Cortex-A720AE can be optimized for use across quality management (QM) and ISO 26262 ASIL B and ASIL D use cases.
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Arm Architecture

Based on the Armv9.2-A architecture, Cortex-A720AE can be paired with the high-efficiency Cortex-A520AE CPU within a single DSU-120AE cluster. New architectural features deliver increases in AI performance, and improvements in security and quality of service, critical to automotive applications.
Cortex-A720AE Specification
SPECIFICATIONS

Cortex-A720AE Specifications

Cortex-A720AE is a premium-efficiency Armv9.2-A CPU, providing industry-leading sustained performance in a constrained power envelope with class-leading functional safety features. This AArch64 bit-only CPU comes with DSU-120AE and can be combined with Arm Cortex-A520AE in a heterogeneous CPU cluster for enhanced area and power efficiency.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI workloads and use cases are expanding and defining more applications than ever. This is especially true for the next generation of software-defined vehicles, which is redefining how people interact with their vehicles. Cortex-A720AE provides new architectural features to enhance AI capabilities for new vehicle applications.

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