ARC's configurable processor adds the ability to run both 16 and 32-bit instructions on a 32-bit architecture, allowing designers to reduce memory requirements by up to 30%, resulting in both lower ...

ARC Cores is announcing this week an extension to its instruction set architecture(ISA) that allows for 16-bit instructions on its 32-bit processors. Phil Barnard, product manager at ARC, said: ...

Users of the ARM7 architecture are familiar with the distinction between the original ARM (32-bit) instruction set and the Thumb 16-bit instruction set. At the simplest, you use the 32-bit instruction ...

ARM is revamping its Thumb 16-bit instruction set, giving it instructions until now limited to the full 32-bit set. Extra instructions in Thumb-2 can also be mixed with standard 32-bit instructions, ...