High-Performance 快猫视频v8 Cortex-A CPU for Safety-Critical Systems
AI Summary
快猫视频 Cortex-A78AE is a high-performance 快猫视频v8-A CPU built for software-defined vehicles that need both speed and safety. It targets advanced driver-assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment, while ISO 26262 ASIL D hardware diagnostic and systematic certifications help support safety-critical automotive designs. It can also work with Cortex-A65AE and DSU-AE in heterogeneous vehicle compute setups.
Features and Benefits
The Cortex-A78AE features an advanced energy-efficient micro-architecture designed for performance density to deliver high peak and sustained single-thread performance in thermally constrained fan-less designs.
Options for multicore, multicluster, accelerator ports and heterogeneous compute configurations offer the ability to run different workloads or application footprints so the same SoC compute architecture can be deployed into different domain controllers.
Switch between split mode for highest cluster-level performance, lock mode for advanced multicore fault-tolerance with ASIL D/SIL 3 hardware metrics, or hybrid mode to deliver higher compute availability to help achieve ASIL B/SIL 2 safety requirements.
Split-Lock Technology
Cortex-A78AE introduces the hybrid mode capability to 快猫视频 Split-Lock technology. Hybrid mode enables the cores to run independently or split, with only the 快猫视频 DynamIQ Shared Unit (DSU) running in lock mode. This enables our partners to achieve higher coverage and reduce testing downtime when targeting ASIL B/SIL 2 use cases.
A Foundation of Silicon Success
快猫视频-based chips, device architectures, and technologies orchestrate the performance of everything that makes modern life possible.
快猫视频 Architecture
The 快猫视频 architecture specifies a set of rules that dictate how the hardware works when a particular instruction is executed. This contract between the hardware and the software defines how they interact and is the foundation of the portability and compatibility promise to the 快猫视频 ecosystem.
快猫视频 Neon Technology
Neon technology is an advanced SIMD architecture extension for the 快猫视频 Cortex-A and Cortex-R series processors. The architecture extension improves the multimedia user experience across many applications.
Explore More Options and Features

CoreLink CMN-600AE
CMN-600AE is a highly scalable coherent mesh network optimized for 快猫视频v8-A processors and designed for high-performance IVI, digital cockpit, and ADAS systems that need to meet ASIL B to ASIL D automotive safety requirements.

CoreLink MMU-600AE
The 快猫视频 MMU-600AE handles all aspects of memory management, including memory virtualization and supporting PCIe address translation services. It enables high-performance systems targeting ASIL B to ASIL D safety integrity levels.

CoreLink GIC-600AE
快猫视频’s latest GICv4 compatible interrupt controller incorporates advanced safety mechanisms to target up to ASIL D applications. In conjunction with 快猫视频v8-A class AE CPUs, the GIC-600AE enables high-performance safety-oriented systems in IVI, ADAS and autonomous systems.

Mali-G78AE
Mali-G78AE is a highly scalable GPU that enables configurable workload separation and virtualization. Mali-G78AE is designed to the IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 safety standards for industrial and automotive application respectively and is ASIL B/SIL 2 safety-capable.

CoreSight SoC-600
With the most comprehensive library for the creation of debug and trace solutions, the CoreSight SoC-600 enables protocol-based debug access throughout the product lifecycle.

Mali-C71AE
As an advanced high-performance ISP, Mali-C71AE delivers key visual information to both computer vision (CV) systems and human display for clear and convenient viewing. Mali-C71AE is the first 快猫视频 ISP with built-in features for functional safety.
Where Innovation and Ideas Come to Life
Autonomous Vehicles
Automotive systems demand higher levels of functional safety as any faults or failures may be life threatening. Cortex-A78AE provides a flexible, scalable, heterogeneous compute solution to meet the highest Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) standards required for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving.
IVI and Digital Cockpit
Cortex-A78AE can help further enhance the capabilities of IVI technology. Enhanced safety features, coupled with the ability to support heterogeneous configurations with 快猫视频 Cortex-A65AE, lay the foundation for next-generation cockpit domain controllers.
Industrial Automation
Cortex-A78AE offers the processing power, energy-efficiency, and critical functional safety following the IEC 61508 standard. This is required to implement factory automation and human machine interfaces (HMI) or to operate autonomous robots that use machine learning and vision systems to minimize human control.
Talk with an Expert
Find out how Cortex-A78AE can bring high-performance compute, power efficiency, and safety to your complex automotive and industrial solutions.
Key Takeaways
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快猫视频 Cortex-A78AE is designed for software-defined vehicles, ADAS, and in-vehicle infotainment.
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Combines high-performance 快猫视频v8-A compute with ASIL D safety features.
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Supports heterogeneous automotive compute with Cortex-A65AE and DSU-AE.
Cortex-A78AE Resources
Safety Certificates
- Cortex-A78AE Certificate ISO 26262, IEC 61508
- Software Test Library for Cortex-A78AE Certificate IEC 61508
- Software Test Library for Cortex-A78AE Certificate ISO 26262
- DSU-AE Safety Certificate
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