This paper advance the way of applying the high-end embedded microprocessor chip of AT91RM9200 into the ECG monitor, and design the ECG data acquisition system based on ARM architecture.

Branch prediction technology is one of the most important field in the research of computer architecture and microprocessor.

This thesis studies the architecture of the 32 bit ARM series microprocessor which is widely applied in embedded systems, and briefly introduces some typical SOC chips based on ARM core.