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News Release from: ARM | Subject: ARM926EJ PrimeXsys Platform
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 October 2003
ARM semiconductor programme enhanced
With a new starter kit from ARM, semiconductor companies can get hold of the first Jazelle technology-enabled ARM core
ARM's Foundry Programme has some new offerings which together combine to make up the ARM926EJ Prime starter kit With this licensable offering from ARM, semiconductor companies and OEMs get access to the first Jazelle technology-enabled ARM core, the ARM926EJ, as well as the ARM926EJ PrimeXsys Platform and the Embedded Trace Macrocell module which will help in the acceleration of design to market time
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ARM926EJ PrimeXsys Platform is the best possible starting point for any ARM926EJ core-based design and will reduce the development time cost and risk of any first-time design.
Through the combined licensing of the ARM926EJ core, the PrimeXsys Platform and the embedded trace macrocell module, fabless design houses and OEMs will be able to shorten their design cycles and have the flexibility to achieve end-product differentiation.
"Today's announcement demonstrates our continued commitment to the Foundry Programme as it marks the first time we have combined the licensing of a core with the PrimeXsys Platform to fabless Partners", said Kevin Smith, Foundry Programme Manager at ARM.
"The availability of the PrimeXsys Platform integrated with the Foundry Programme core deliverables enables fabless design houses to accelerate their design time through a channel that fits their needs.
It also means our fabless partners will have access to a greater level of ARM intellectual property (IP) at an appropriate entry point while having a manufacturing route offered through two of the world's leading pure-play foundries".
With the combination of the ARM926EJ core, the PrimeXsys Platform and the embedded trace macrocell module, ARM is able to offer OEMs a new level of choice and support when designing ARM core-based devices for a wide range of applications.
By licensing the ARM926EJ core as part of its Foundry Programme, TSMC and UMC are able to provide a valuable channel to designers targeting products based on one of ARM's most successful cores, the ARM926EJ microprocessor, which has been licensed to more than 26 partners since its launch in June 2001.
The ARM Foundry Programme is an innovative business model that enables fabless semiconductor companies in emerging markets to gain access to ARM processor technology, for use in the design and manufacture of advanced SoC solutions.
The Foundry Programme builds a three-way partnership between ARM, an approved silicon foundry, and a fabless semiconductor company that accelerates the time-to-market for ARM core-based designs and enables OEMs without access to fabrication facilities, to work directly with an approved ARM semiconductor foundry.
There are currently 62 Partners in the Foundry Programme.
ARM now offers the ARM926EJ Prime starter kit (combined ARM926EJ core, PrimeXsys Platform and embedded trace macrocell module), the ARM7TDMI core, the ARM922T core, the ARM946E core and the ARM1022E core through its Foundry Programme The ARM926EJ PrimeXsys Platform will come directly from ARM rather than being delivered through the Foundry Programme.
The new business model enables fabless design houses to gain access to the PrimeXsys Platform deliverables at the same time as the core deliverables, thereby giving them a starting point for their ARM926EJ core-based design.
The PrimeXsys Platform plus design kits for the ARM926EJ core and the embedded trace macrocell module are available to license directly from ARM immediately.
Deliverables include design kits for the ARM926EJ core and the embedded trace macrocell module plus RTL for the PrimeXsys Platform.
(Updated by CR, May 2007).
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