Media Alert: ARM Extends OpenCL to the ARM Cortex-A Processor Family

September 30, 2014


What:

Today ARM® announced OpenCL™ for ARM NEON™ technology. This enables the use of the OpenCL framework on ARM Cortex®-A processors. Alongside the already supported ARM Mali™ GPUs, OpenCL for NEON now enables heterogeneous multiprocessing on any Cortex-A based device. Heterogeneous multiprocessing enables compute-intensive workloads to be tasked to the most appropriate CPU or GPU resource improving both end-user experience and battery life.

Why:

As demand for mobile computing resources continues to grow, programmers face the challenge of finding smarter ways of running advanced applications without using too much battery power. The OpenCL framework enables efficient general purpose parallel compute on heterogeneous multiprocessor platforms. OpenCL enables the most efficient processor for the appropriate task. Modern platforms typically include a CPU and a GPU, it is therefore important to support OpenCL for NEON technology and Mali GPUs.

When used in conjunction with ARM DS-5 Development Studio Streamline, OpenCL for NEON enables programmers to effortlessly identify the right processor for task execution and utilize their resources in an improved manner. Examples of workloads that will benefit from heterogeneous multiprocessing include:

  • Mobile
    • Image stabilization, editing, correction and enhancement
    • Face, smile and landmark recognition
    • Computer vision, augmented reality
  • Digital TV
    • Upscaling, conversion from 2D to Stereo 3D
    • Support for emerging codec standards
    • Pre and Post-processing (stabilize, transcode, color-conversion)
    • User interfaces, multi-viewer gesture-based UI and speech
  • Automotive
    • Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
    • Lane departure, collision warning and pedestrian detection

When:

OpenCL for NEON is available for licensing today.

Click here to find out more about ARM OpenCL for NEON.

Who:

ARM is at the heart of the world's most advanced digital products. Our technology enables the creation of new markets and transformation of industries and society. We design scalable, energy efficient-processors and related technologies to deliver the intelligence in applications ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones, tablets, enterprise infrastructure and the Internet of Things.

Our innovative technology is licensed by ARM Partners who have shipped more than 50 billion System on Chip (SoCs) containing our intellectual property since the company began in 1990. Together with our Connected Community, we are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers, designers and engineers, ensuring a fast, reliable route to market for leading electronics companies. Learn more and join the conversation at http://community.arm.com.

ARM and Cortex are registered trademark of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere. All rights reserved. NEON and Mali are trademarks of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" refers to ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and NASDAQ: ARMH) and members of its corporate group as constituted from time to time.

None of the information contained in this document may be adapted, republished, or reproduced in any form except with the prior written permission of the copyright holder, but links may be posted directly to this document from other websites, and the whole of the document correctly attributed and unmodified may be shared freely, unless the copyright holder at any time withdraws these permissions. This document is intended only to provide information to the reader about the relevant product(s) described or mentioned. All information is provided "as is" and without warranty. ARM makes no representation as to the product(s), and ARM shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information in this document or any error or omission in such information.



關於 Arm

Arm 技術正在建構運算的未來。Arm 的低功耗處理器設計與軟體平台，已促成超過 2,800 億顆晶片的先進運算，我們的技術安全地驅動包含感測器、智慧型手機甚至於超級電腦等產品。Arm 攜手超過 1,000 家技術合作夥伴，使人工智慧得以在任何場景順利運作。而在網路安全領域，我們也致力於為從晶片到雲端的數位世界奠定信任的基礎。世界的未來將建構於 Arm 之上。


所有資訊都「依目前情況」提供，且並不帶保證或代表性。此文件可以自由分享，但不得修改且必須註明出處。Arm 是 Arm Limited（或其子公司與附屬機構）的註冊商標。所有品牌或產品名稱均為所屬公司之財產。© 1995-2024 Arm Limited.