CAMBRIDGE, England, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ARM [(LSE: ARM);(Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit
embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, today announced at Embedded Systems
Conference, San Francisco, that it is collaborating with LSI Logic and
ParthusCeva to develop a standard Digital Signal Processing (DSP) integration
specification. This specification is aimed at addressing the technical
aspects surrounding the integration of DSP cores with ARM and other
microprocessor cores in system-on-chip (SoC) designs. The specification will
be announced in the second half of 2003 and follows the earlier announcement
that LSI Logic and ParthusCeva have joined the ARM(R) PrimeXsys(TM) Community
Program (see press release ... ARM PrimeXsys Community Program Expands with
Addition of DSP IP Vendors ... April 14, 2003).
Digital devices of tomorrow will offer greatly advanced functionality,
combining many features into one package. Devices such as portable audio
players, mobile phones and set-top boxes will bring greater design challenges
as they evolve to deliver this advanced functionality by combining a DSP and
multiple microprocessor cores in the same SoC.
This collaboration brings together two of the industry's foremost DSP IP
companies, alongside ARM's leading microprocessor expertise and a number of
ARM's semiconductor design Partners, to address this challenge by bringing
commonality across the hardware and software standards that exist for the
interconnect of such cores.
As well as this collaboration on DSP and microprocessor core integration,
ARM is working independently on system-wide, on-chip multi-core debug and
trace solutions that will address and unify other SoC technology aspects such
as bus architecture, debug and real-time trace. This solution will define how
each of the elements within an SoC interact more efficiently and will enable
each element to be monitored and optimized through one single source. This
advanced debug and trace capability will be key to the final DSP
specification.
"As devices get smarter and offer new levels of functionality, the ability
to integrate microprocessor and DSP cores becomes increasingly important,"
said Matthew Byatt, DSP program manager, ARM. "Integration of these two major
elements is now a serious design consideration and this collaboration will
enable us and our Partners, to develop a standard DSP integration
specification that will significantly advance the capabilities of the next
generation of digital electronic-based devices."
"In a similar way that the AMBA(TM) methodology brought time-to-market
benefits to system interconnect, this specification will further accelerate
the time-to-market for multi-core and DSP designs," added Byatt.
"The majority of our SoC customers require a readily integrated controller
and DSP subsystem. The convergence of ARM and ZSP hardware and software will
significantly shorten time-to-market and save system development cost," said
Tuan Dao, vice president, DSP Products Division, LSI Logic. "LSI Logic and
ARM have years of experience in working together and leading the industry in
SoC and ASIC. This experience can now be combined to offer out-of-the-box
solutions of the two most critical processing engines in integrated circuits."
"With our leadership in the DSP licensing market, we understand fully the
design issues surrounding integration of DSPs with microprocessor cores such
as ARM technology," said Sean Mitchell, VP, Strategic Marketing, ParthusCeva.
"Coupled with ARM's leading position in the embedded microprocessor market,
our expertise in embedded DSP markets and the expertise of the other partner
in the collaboration, will enable us to successfully develop and deliver an
optimized industry standard that will solve a major industry design problem."
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC
microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance,
low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals and system-on-chip
(SoC) designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also
provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system.
ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such
markets as portable communications, handheld computing, multimedia, digital
consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at
http://www.arm.com .
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ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. PrimeXsys and AMBA are
trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property
of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent
ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM
Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM
Taiwan; ARM France SAS; and ARM China. Consulting (Shanghai) Co.Ltd.
For further information, please contact: Michelle Spencer of ARM,
+44 1628 427780, michelle.spencer@arm.com; or Patrick Hall of Townsend Inc.,
+1-858-457-4888, ext. 112, phall@townsendinc.com, for ARM.
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CONTACT:
Michelle Spencer of ARM, +44 1628 427780,
michelle.spencer@arm.com; or Patrick Hall of Townsend Inc.,
+1-858-457-4888, ext. 112, phall@townsendinc.com, for ARM
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