ARM Announces PrimeCell Generic Interrupt Controller

CAMBRIDGE, UK: ARM [(LSE: ARM); (NASDAQ: ARMH)] today announced the immediate availability of the ARM PrimeCell® Generic Interrupt Controller (PL390). The Generic Interrupt Controller (GIC) is a high-performance, area–optimized PrimeCell peripheral supporting the ARM Generic Interrupt Controller architecture. Highly configurable and programmable, the GIC is suitable for single and multi-processor systems, presenting a common Programmer’s Model accessible via AMBA® 3 AXI™ or AMBA AHB-Lite™ interfaces. It also provides a natural migration path for PL190/PL192 users.

GIC in a Multi-Processor System

Product benefits:

Intuitive configurability of the GIC is achieved through the AMBA Designer IP deployment flow.  Some of the configurable parameters include:

• Number of processors supported (1-8)
• Configurable support for TrustZone technology
• AMBA bus interface supported (AMBA 3 AXI or AMBA AHB-Lite)
• Number of interrupts
        o SGI - software generated interrupts SGI (0-16)
        o PPI - private peripheral interrupts (0-16)
        o SPI - shared peripheral interrupts (1-988)

Verilog RTL and IP-XACT component definition for a configuration can be quickly generated and added to the AMBA Designer component library, simplifying the integration of PL390 instance with other components and third party IP.

Availability: Immediate

For ordering and pricing information please contact your local ARM office.

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For additional information or a datasheet, please contact

Alan Tringham 
ARM
+44 1223 400947       
alan.tringham@arm.com