The 'Cortex-A35' offers lower power consumption and an average of 20% higher performance and efficiency compared to existing products.

ARM, a British semiconductor intellectual property (IP) company, announced the 'ARM® Cortex®-A35 processor,' the first CPU in its lineup of ultra-high-efficiency processors using its architecture. Announced on November 17, the company stated that this product is the most efficient 64-bit processor available and expects that production of 'Cortex-A35' silicon will begin at partner companies starting in late 2016.

"With the introduction of the world's most efficient 64-bit mobile processor, ARM and its partners will provide the benefits of 64-bit computing to over 100 million next-generation smartphone users," said James McNiven, Head of ARM's CPU Group.


The Cortex-A35 inherits the power profile and ARM big.LITTLE™ multi-core configuration capabilities of the Cortex-A7, combining these features with mature ARMv8-A architecture software and 64-bit computing performance. Additionally, the Cortex-A35 delivers an average of 20% higher performance and efficiency across a range of 32-bit mobile workloads compared to the Cortex-A7, while consuming less than 90mW of total power per core when operating at 1GHz on a 28nm process node. Overall, the Cortex-A35 processor is the best-per-milliwatt product designed to achieve a perfect 64-bit mobile user experience.

ARM and its partners have rapidly built a 64-bit ecosystem. More than 50% of smartphone manufacturers use SoCs based on the 64-bit 'Cortex-A53' and 'ARMv8-A architecture'. The 'Cortex-A35' consumes approximately 33% less power per core and occupies 25% less silicon area compared to the 'Cortex-A53'.

Jeffrey Ju, Senior Vice President and COO of MediaTek, stated, "The ARM Cortex-A35 processor is welcomed by MediaTek due to the scalability of the ARMv8-A architecture, which enables us to continue providing efficient and highly integrated 64-bit SoCs to the global market."