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ARM, Chartered, IBM and Samsung Collaborate to Enable Energy-Efficient 32nm and 28nm Systems-on-Chip
ARM to Develop and License Comprehensive Physical IP Design Platform Targeted at Achieving Optimal Power, Performance, and Area for Current and Future ARM Cortex(TM) Processors
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SANTA CLARA, CA and CAMBRIDGE, UK -- (Marketwire) -- 09/29/08 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM),Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHRT) (SGX-ST: CHARTERED) Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., and ARM (LSE: ARM) (NASDAQ: ARMH) today announced they will develop a comprehensive 32 nanometer (nm)and 28nm Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) design platform based on high-kmetal-gate (HKMG) technology from the IBM-led joint-development alliance.
Under this multi-year collaboration, ARM will develop and license a designplatform of physical intellectual property (IP) including logic, memory andinterface products for the Common Platform technology alliance of IBM,Chartered and Samsung for distribution to their customers.
ARM also announced its intent to develop customized physical IP targeted atachieving optimal power, performance, and area for their current and futureCortex(TM) processor family leveraging the unique attributes of the CommonPlatform HKMG 32nm/28nm technology. The HKMG technology breaks down thehistorical barrier of scaling, allowing significant power and performanceadvantage by utilizing new material science innovations. This technologytargets a broad range of embedded segments, including mobile, portable andconsumer electronics.
The early parallel development work between ARM and the Common Platformalliance leverages their respective industry-leading expertise in processorIP, physical IP and technology development. This combination willfacilitate design scaling and accelerate the market availability of nextgeneration mobile devices with unmatched performance, outstanding batterylife and reduced cost.
"Through this early engagement, we are creating the foundation fordesigning power efficient ARM SoCs for customers of the Common Platform,"said Warren East, CEO, ARM . "By utilizing the strength of our advancedmicroprocessors, our leadership in Physical IP design and advancedtechnology supported by the Common Platform, customers can accelerate therelease of products for electronic devices that service a broad range ofconsumer applications."
The Common Platform partners expect to continue to expand the eco-system inthis collaborative initiative to include more members in the near future.These additional partners will expand the offering of EDA support, servicesand IP offerings to enable customers to accelerate their time to market onthese advanced technologies.
"IBM remains convinced collaborative innovation in an open ecosystem ofpartners is the key to technology leadership, both now and in the years tocome," said Mike Cadigan, general manager, Semiconductor Solutions, IBM."Today's announcement with ARM extends that strategy to the next level,from IBM research through Common Platform manufacturing to the leadingconsumer application architecture. With the extensions of our agreementsto the 32nm generation, IBM is working together with its alliance partnersto deliver leading-edge technology that promises to dramatically change theway we live, work and play."
"Today, customers require a new level of ecosystem interdepency to addressthe complexity of total system solutions. ARM's collaboration with theCommon Platform partners will drive a new level of optimized,power-efficient SoCs," said Chia Song Hwee, president & CEO of Chartered."The Common Platform's joint development and ecosystem collaboration is theleading model for moving invention to open industry access."
"This collaboration provides our mutual customers with leading designsolutions that combine our HKMG breakthroughs in 32nm process technologyand ARM's optimized low-power, high-performance cores and libraries," saidDr. Chang Sik Choi, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd."With high volume manufacturing in our Common Platform fabs, customers willbenefit with time to volume advantages critical to success in the fastmoving consumer electronics market."
About the Common Platform
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Electronics haveforged a unique manufacturing collaboration featuring bulk CMOS 32nm, 45nm,65nm and 90nm process technologies. By combining the expertise and researchresources of all three companies and leveraging advances such as high-kmetal gate technology, 193nm immersion lithography and ultralow-kdielectrics, the Common Platform(TM) technology collaboration is able toaccelerate the availability of leading-edge technology to foundrycustomers. The Common Platform model is supported by a comprehensivedesign-enablement ecosystem, enabling foundry customers to easily sourcetheir chip designs to multiple 300-mm foundries with minimal design workand with unprecedented flexibility and choice.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digitalproducts, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions toimaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensiveproduct offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors,enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speedconnectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined withcomprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and thecompany's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solutionthat offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronicscompanies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
About IBM
For additional information visit www.ibm.com.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHRT) (SGX-ST: CHARTERED), one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries,offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm), enablingtoday's system-on-chip designs. The company further serves its customers'needs through a collaborative, joint development approach on a technologyroadmap that extends to 22nm. Chartered's strategy is based on open andcomprehensive design enablement solutions, manufacturing enhancementstrategies, and a commitment to flexible sourcing. In Singapore, thecompany operates a 300mm fabrication facility and five 200mm facilities.Information about Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
About Samsung Elecrtonics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of fourmain business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, SemiconductorBusiness, and Telecommunication Business. Recognized as one of the fastestgrowing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digitalTVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, pleasevisit www.samsung.com.
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Erik PloofARM425-880-6033Erik.Ploof@arm.comTiffany SparksChartered Semiconductor Manufacturing408-941-1185tiffanys@charteredsemi.comRon FavaliIBM727-489-7202favali@us.ibm.comLisa Warren-PlungySamsung Semiconductor408-544-5377lwarrenplungy@ssi.samsung.com
ARM also announced its intent to develop customized physical IP targeted atachieving optimal power, performance, and area for their current and futureCortex(TM) processor family leveraging the unique attributes of the CommonPlatform HKMG 32nm/28nm technology. The HKMG technology breaks down thehistorical barrier of scaling, allowing significant power and performanceadvantage by utilizing new material science innovations. This technologytargets a broad range of embedded segments, including mobile, portable andconsumer electronics.
The early parallel development work between ARM and the Common Platformalliance leverages their respective industry-leading expertise in processorIP, physical IP and technology development. This combination willfacilitate design scaling and accelerate the market availability of nextgeneration mobile devices with unmatched performance, outstanding batterylife and reduced cost.
"Through this early engagement, we are creating the foundation fordesigning power efficient ARM SoCs for customers of the Common Platform,"said Warren East, CEO, ARM . "By utilizing the strength of our advancedmicroprocessors, our leadership in Physical IP design and advancedtechnology supported by the Common Platform, customers can accelerate therelease of products for electronic devices that service a broad range ofconsumer applications."
The Common Platform partners expect to continue to expand the eco-system inthis collaborative initiative to include more members in the near future.These additional partners will expand the offering of EDA support, servicesand IP offerings to enable customers to accelerate their time to market onthese advanced technologies.
"IBM remains convinced collaborative innovation in an open ecosystem ofpartners is the key to technology leadership, both now and in the years tocome," said Mike Cadigan, general manager, Semiconductor Solutions, IBM."Today's announcement with ARM extends that strategy to the next level,from IBM research through Common Platform manufacturing to the leadingconsumer application architecture. With the extensions of our agreementsto the 32nm generation, IBM is working together with its alliance partnersto deliver leading-edge technology that promises to dramatically change theway we live, work and play."
"Today, customers require a new level of ecosystem interdepency to addressthe complexity of total system solutions. ARM's collaboration with theCommon Platform partners will drive a new level of optimized,power-efficient SoCs," said Chia Song Hwee, president & CEO of Chartered."The Common Platform's joint development and ecosystem collaboration is theleading model for moving invention to open industry access."
"This collaboration provides our mutual customers with leading designsolutions that combine our HKMG breakthroughs in 32nm process technologyand ARM's optimized low-power, high-performance cores and libraries," saidDr. Chang Sik Choi, Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd."With high volume manufacturing in our Common Platform fabs, customers willbenefit with time to volume advantages critical to success in the fastmoving consumer electronics market."
About the Common Platform
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Electronics haveforged a unique manufacturing collaboration featuring bulk CMOS 32nm, 45nm,65nm and 90nm process technologies. By combining the expertise and researchresources of all three companies and leveraging advances such as high-kmetal gate technology, 193nm immersion lithography and ultralow-kdielectrics, the Common Platform(TM) technology collaboration is able toaccelerate the availability of leading-edge technology to foundrycustomers. The Common Platform model is supported by a comprehensivedesign-enablement ecosystem, enabling foundry customers to easily sourcetheir chip designs to multiple 300-mm foundries with minimal design workand with unprecedented flexibility and choice.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digitalproducts, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions toimaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensiveproduct offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors,enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speedconnectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined withcomprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and thecompany's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solutionthat offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronicscompanies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
About IBM
For additional information visit www.ibm.com.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHRT) (SGX-ST: CHARTERED), one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries,offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm), enablingtoday's system-on-chip designs. The company further serves its customers'needs through a collaborative, joint development approach on a technologyroadmap that extends to 22nm. Chartered's strategy is based on open andcomprehensive design enablement solutions, manufacturing enhancementstrategies, and a commitment to flexible sourcing. In Singapore, thecompany operates a 300mm fabrication facility and five 200mm facilities.Information about Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
About Samsung Elecrtonics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of fourmain business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, SemiconductorBusiness, and Telecommunication Business. Recognized as one of the fastestgrowing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digitalTVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, pleasevisit www.samsung.com.
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Erik PloofARM425-880-6033Erik.Ploof@arm.comTiffany SparksChartered Semiconductor Manufacturing408-941-1185tiffanys@charteredsemi.comRon FavaliIBM727-489-7202favali@us.ibm.comLisa Warren-PlungySamsung Semiconductor408-544-5377lwarrenplungy@ssi.samsung.com
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