ARM announces ultra-low power Cortex A32 chipset for wearables and IOT

ARM, the company that drives the technology behind just about every device that you own, recently announced the Cortex A-32 line-up of chipsets for wearables and IOT devices. Unlike the recently announced Snapdragon 2100 series, the Cortex A-32 is an entirely new generation of 32-bit chipset based on the ARM V8-A instruction set. This architecture is allegedly 5 times quicker in streaming and 13 times faster in encryption related tasks when compared to the A-7. ARM claims that the Cortex A-32 is also 25% more efficient than the A-7 before it. A single-core, 100MHz unit might consume as little as 4mW, going up to 300mW for the more powerful, quad-core, 1GHz models. The Cortex-A32 will be ARM’s smallest and most power-efficient chipset to date. Some chips will barely occupy an area of 0.25mm squared. The choice of instruction is important here as the chipset will use the more efficient ARM V8-A instruction set and effectively bridge the gap between the A-7 and A-53. ARM hopes that this new generation of chipset will be the one that will go on to power the next generation of wearables in the years to come.