Embedded Microprocessors (eMPUs)

Embedded applications today demand ever more challenging levels of performance and power efficiency for computing, communication, control, security and multimedia.

SPEAr^® is an ST product family of embedded MPUs that meet these challenges head-on with state-of-the-art architecture, silicon technology and intellectual property, targeting networked devices used for communication, display and control.

Highly integrated, the SPEAr^® eMPU family are 32-bit ARM^® ARM926EJ-S or Cortex^™-A9-based  devices for cost-sensitive applications requiring significant processing and connectivity capabilities at lower power consumptions.

Advantages

• Based on an industry-standard ARM^® core
• Architecture includes proven IPs for connectivity, memory interfaces and high-performance internal bus system
• Full range ASSP portfolio
• Development kits are available to allow a full custom project approach
• Clear path to architecture and technology evolution
• Optional configurable embedded logic block allows selected customers to develop a customized SPEAr solution for a specific business

SPEAr as a customizable processor

For some applications, it can make good business sense to create a customized version of a SPEAr microprocessor.  ST caters to this need, offering customers the ability to create dedicated products with 300 Kgates, 600 Kgates or 1300 Kgates of customized logic blocks.