The APS1 from Cortus is a cost effective 32 bit processor core specifically designed to address the needs of engineers wishing to move from traditional 8 bit microcontroller cores.

Designed to have a minimal silicon footprint, very low power consumption and excellent code density, designers upgrading from 8 bit cores, will save silicon area, reduce their code size, increase the autonomy of their battery driven devices and have more processing power to execute their software.
The APS1 is well suited to sensors, home automation, automotive applications, managing I/O and simpler protocols. As a member of the Cortus APS family of processors the APS1 shares the key architectural features of the other processors, with a common toolchain and IDE, bus interface and peripheral set.

The APS1 is based on the proven APS architecture, ensuring good performance coupled with small silicon footprint, most instructions (including loads and stores) execute in a single cycle due to the 3 pipeline with out-oforder completion. The sophisticated features of this architecture are not found in alternative processors but ensure higher performance, lower power consumption and yet the smallest silicon footprint.