ARM7

[1] This generation introduced the Thumb 16-bit instruction set providing improved code density compared to previous designs.

One historically significant model, the ARM7DI[2] is notable for having introduced JTAG based on-chip debugging; the preceding ARM6 cores did not support it.

ARM Holdings neither manufactures nor sells CPU devices based on its own designs, but rather licenses the processor architecture to interested parties.

Integrated device manufacturers (IDM) receive the ARM Processor IP as synthesizable RTL (written in Verilog).

This allows the manufacturer to achieve custom design goals, such as higher clock speed, very low power consumption, instruction set extensions, optimizations for size, debug support, etc.

The ARM710 variant was used in a CPU module for the Acorn Risc PC, and the first ARM based System on a Chip designs ARM7100 and ARM7500 used this core.