ARM recently released a soft processor core called the Cortex-M1, capable of being implemented across Actel, Altera, and Xilinx FPGA devices.  As a leading design firm with deep experience in embedded processors, Nuvation decided to evaluate the new M1 for FPGAs.  We integrated the Cortex-M1 in different FPGA synthesis tool flows, and evaluated software development support, software libraries and most importantly, the cores’ performance. Here’s what we found... CONTINUE 

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