ARM AND GLOBALFOUNDRIES ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:27 am
See below for a press release that recently crossed the wire announcing a long-term strategic relationship between ARM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES. The collaborative efforts of the partnership will initially focus on enabling SoC products which use the ARM Cortex-A9 processor on GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm HKMG process.
Here are a few additional points from the GLOBALFOUNDRIES perspective:
* GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be the first foundry to work with ARM to enable a 28nm Cortex-A9 SoC solution.
o This is an affirmation of our technology leadership and it will accelerate our efforts to develop customer relationships with the top fabless semiconductor firms.
o Customers at 28nm will benefit from our high-volume ramp at 32nm. At 28nm, we will be on our third generation of immersion lithography and our second generation of HKMG.
* The partnership will have significant benefits to our mutual customers in accelerating time-to-market and setting a new standard for high-performance, low-leakage devices and applications.
o This new process-optimized SoC enablement strategy increases the breadth of solutions available to the ARM ecosystem, and advanced node product capacity, bringing further diversity and competition to the marketplace for advanced technologies.
o The process will be optimized for maximum segment coverage across the smart mobile device application space, from handsets and smartphones to e-readers and smartbooks.
ARM AND GLOBALFOUNDRIES ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ENABLE APPLICATION OPTIMIZED SOC PRODUCTS ON 28NM HIGHK METAL GATE (HKMG) PROCESS
Relationship leverages synergies between ARM’s leading low power processor architecture, optimized physical IP and partner Eco-system with GLOBALFOUNDRIES advanced technology, design and manufacturing excellence.
Here are a few additional points from the GLOBALFOUNDRIES perspective:
* GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be the first foundry to work with ARM to enable a 28nm Cortex-A9 SoC solution.
o This is an affirmation of our technology leadership and it will accelerate our efforts to develop customer relationships with the top fabless semiconductor firms.
o Customers at 28nm will benefit from our high-volume ramp at 32nm. At 28nm, we will be on our third generation of immersion lithography and our second generation of HKMG.
* The partnership will have significant benefits to our mutual customers in accelerating time-to-market and setting a new standard for high-performance, low-leakage devices and applications.
o This new process-optimized SoC enablement strategy increases the breadth of solutions available to the ARM ecosystem, and advanced node product capacity, bringing further diversity and competition to the marketplace for advanced technologies.
o The process will be optimized for maximum segment coverage across the smart mobile device application space, from handsets and smartphones to e-readers and smartbooks.
ARM AND GLOBALFOUNDRIES ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ENABLE APPLICATION OPTIMIZED SOC PRODUCTS ON 28NM HIGHK METAL GATE (HKMG) PROCESS
Relationship leverages synergies between ARM’s leading low power processor architecture, optimized physical IP and partner Eco-system with GLOBALFOUNDRIES advanced technology, design and manufacturing excellence.
CAMBRIDGE, UK – October 6, 2009 – ARM® [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® today announces a long-term strategic relationship to provide their mutual customers with an innovative SoC enablement program. To support the long-term relationship, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ARM have signed a broad agreement on processor implementation and circuit optimization to provide mutual customers with a robust enablement program geared towards next-generation applications.
The SoC enablement program, built around a full suite of ARM Physical IP, Fabric IP and Processor IP, will deliver customers unparalleled design flexibility on GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ most advanced HKMG semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. The collaborative efforts of the partnership will initially focus on enabling SoC products which use the low power and high performance ARM Cortex -A9 processor on GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm HKMG process. The characteristics of GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm “Gate First” HKMG technology is optimized for high performance processing with minimal leakage making it an ideal choice for advanced mobile solutions.
“This announcement reflects our business value and strategy of providing best in class processor implementation by marrying our own processor and physical IP with world class manufacturing semiconductor technology,” said Warren East, chief executive officer, ARM. “This collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES and their commitment to delivering leading edge technology makes them an ideal partner to accelerate the adoption of ARM processor based technology at 28nm.”
“This relationship further advances our strong focus to partner with industry leaders in processor design to deliver manufacturing and technology excellence at the leading edge,” said Doug Grose, chief executive officer, GLOBALFOUNDRIES. “This highly complementary partnership leverages ARM’s architectural leadership along with GLOBALFOUNDRIES advanced technology to enable the deployment of 28nm SoC designs with exceptional performance for next-generation consumer devices.”