Introduction1

This document applies to the Intel® PXA255 Processor (PXA255 processor). It is an application specific standard product (ASSP) that provides industry-leading MIPS/mW performance for handheld computing applications. The processor is a highly integrated system on a chip and includes a high-performance low-power Intel XScale® microarchitecture with a variety of different system peripherals.

The PXA255 processor is a 17x17mm 256-pin PBGA package configuration for high performance. The 17x17mm package has a 32-bit memory data bus and the full assortment of peripherals.

1.1Intel XScale® Microarchitecture Features

The Intel XScale® microarchitecture provides these features:

•ARM* Architecture Version 5TE ISA compliant.

—ARM* Thumb Instruction Support

—ARM* DSP Enhanced Instructions

•Low power consumption and high performance

•Intel® Media Processing Technology

—Enhanced 16-bit Multiply

—40-bit Accumulator

•32-KByte Instruction Cache

•32-KByte Data Cache

•2-KByte Mini Data Cache

•2-KByte Mini Instruction Cache

•Instruction and Data Memory Management Units

•Branch Target Buffer

•Debug Capability via JTAG Port

Refer to the Intel XScale® Microarchitecture for the Intel® PXA255 Processor User’s Manual for more details.

1.2System Integration Features

The processor integrates the Intel XScale® microarchitecture with this peripheral set:

•Memory Controller

•Clock and Power Controllers

•Universal Serial Bus Client

Intel® PXA255 Processor Developer’s Manual

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