P.A. Semi Overview

P.A. Semi is a fabless semiconductor company delivering world-class power-efficient platform processors for the multibillion dollar high-performance embedded and computing markets. Led by chip-industry luminary Dan Dobberpuhl, the company has one of the most respected microprocessor design and architecture teams ever assembled. P.A. Semi's PWRficientTM family of 64-bit multicore processors...More»

P.A. Semi is a fabless semiconductor company delivering world-class power-efficient platform processors for the multibillion dollar high-performance embedded and computing markets. Led by chip-industry luminary Dan Dobberpuhl, the company has one of the most respected microprocessor design and architecture teams ever assembled. P.A. Semi's PWRficientTM family of 64-bit multicore processors delivers high performance at unprecedented low power, and features a breakthrough system-on-chip architecture with all northbridge, southbridge, and network-interface functionality integrated into a single-chip. The first PWRficient processor, a dual-core device, operates at 2GHz with typical power dissipation in the range of 5 to 13 watts—up to a tenfold advantage in performance-per-watt over industry equivalents.«Less