PRODUCT OVERVIEW
FEATURES
Architecture
• Integrated system for hand-held devices and
general embedded applications.
• 16/32-Bit RISC architecture and powerful
instruction set with ARM7TDMI CPU core.
• Thumb de-compressor maximizes code density
while maintaining performance.
• On-chip ICEbreaker debug support with JTAG-
based debugging solution.
• 32x8 bit hardware multiplier.
• New bus architecture to implement Low-Power
SAMBA II(SAMSUNG's ARM CPU embedded
Micro-controller Bus Architecture).
System Manager
• Little/Big endian support.
• Address space: 32Mbytes per each bank. (Total
256Mbyte)
• Supports programmable 8/16/32-bit data bus
width for each bank.
• Fixed bank start address and programmable bank
size for 7 banks.
• Programmable bank start address and bank size
for one bank.
• 8 memory banks.
- 6 memory banks for ROM, SRAM etc.
- 2 memory banks for ROM/SRAM/DRAM(Fast
Page, EDO, and Synchronous DRAM)
• Fully Programmable access cycles for all
memory banks.
• Supports external wait signal to expend the bus
cycle.
• Supports self-refresh mode in DRAM/SDRAM for
power-down.
• Supports asymmetric/symmetric address of
DRAM.
S3C44B0X RISC MICROPROCESSOR
Cache Memory & internal SRAM
• 4-way set associative ID(Unified)-cache with
8Kbyte.
• The 0/4/8 Kbytes internal SRAM using unused
cache memory.
• Pseudo LRU(Least Recently Used) Replace
Algorithm.
• Write through policy to maintain the coherence
between main memory and cache content.
• Write buffer with four depth.
• Request data first fill technique when cache miss
occurs.
Clock & Power Manager
• Low power
• The on-chip PLL makes the clock for operating
MCU at maximum 66MHz.
• Clock can be fed selectively to each function
block by software.
• Power mode: Normal, Slow, Idle and Stop mode.
Normal mode: Normal operating mode.
Slow mode: Low frequency clock without PLL
Idle mode: Stop the clock for only CPU
Stop mode: All clocks are stopped
• Wake up by EINT[7:0] or RTC alarm interrupt from
Stop mode.
Interrupt Controller
• 30 Interrupt sources
( Watch-dog timer, 6 Timer, 6 UART, 8 External
interrupts, 4 DMA , 2 RTC, 1 ADC, 1 IIC, 1 SIO )
• Vectored IRQ interrupt mode to reduce interrupt
latency.
• Level/edge mode on the external interrupt sources
• Programmable polarity of edge and level
• Supports FIQ (Fast Interrupt request) for very
urgent interrupt request
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