The StrongARM is a family of computer microprocessors developed by Digital Equipment Corporation and manufactured in the late 1990s which implemented the ARM v4 instruction set architecture.
The project was set up in 1995, and quickly delivered their first design, the SA-110. DEC agreed to sell StrongARM to Intel as part of a lawsuit settlement in 1997.
pp. 1829–1839. Turley, Jim (13 November 1995).
The first versions, operating at 100, 160, and 200 MHz, were announced on 5 February 1996.
Faster 166 and 233 MHz versions were announced on 12 September 1996.
Samples of these versions were available at announcement, with volume production slated for December 1996.
Throughout 1996, the SA-110 was the highest performing microprocessor for portable devices.
Towards the end of 1996 it was a leading CPU for internet/intranet appliances and thin client systems.
It was later sold to Intel in 1997, who continued to manufacture it before replacing it with the XScale in the early 2000s. ==History== According to Allen Baum, the StrongARM traces its history to attempts to make a low-power version of the DEC Alpha, which DEC's engineers quickly concluded was not possible.
The project was set up in 1995, and quickly delivered their first design, the SA-110. DEC agreed to sell StrongARM to Intel as part of a lawsuit settlement in 1997.
Announced in 1997, the SA-1100 was targeted for portable applications such as PDAs and differs from the SA-110 by providing a number of features that are desirable for such applications.
Microprocessor Report. Turley, Jim (15 September 1997).
It was introduced by Intel on 7 October 1998.
Microprocessor Report. Litch, Tim; Slaton, Jeff (March/April 1998).
It was announced on 31 March 1999, positioned as an alternative to the SA-1100.
At announcement, samples were set for June 1999 and volume later that year.
It was later sold to Intel in 1997, who continued to manufacture it before replacing it with the XScale in the early 2000s. ==History== According to Allen Baum, the StrongARM traces its history to attempts to make a low-power version of the DEC Alpha, which DEC's engineers quickly concluded was not possible.
A new StrongARM core was developed by Intel and introduced in 2000 as the XScale. ==SA-110== The SA-110 was the first microprocessor in the StrongARM family.
The SA-110's first design win was the Apple MessagePad 2000.
Intel dropped the product just prior to launch in 2001. ==SA-1500== The SA-1500 was a derivative of the SA-110 developed by DEC initially targeted for set-top boxes.
Intel discontinued the SA-1110 in early 2003.
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