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News Release from: ARM
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 May 2006
SMIC supports physical IP library
SMIC has adopted the ARM Metro low-power/high-density and Advantage high-performance products, part of its family of Artisan physical IP, for its 90nm low-leakage and mainstream processes.
SMIC has adopted the ARM Metro low-power/high-density and Advantage high- performance products, part of its family of Artisan physical IP, for its 90nm LL (low leakage) and G (mainstream) processes The agreement furthers the companies' collaboration and commitment to enable leading-edge design and manufacturing solutions via the ARM website at no charge
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Continuing our collaboration with ARM furthers our commitment to providing a comprehensive manufacturing roadmap that includes ARM high-quality, silicon-proven physical IP for customers", said Paul Ouyang, Vice President of Design Services, SMIC.
"Together with ARM, we can offer our customers using our 90nm processes, access to ARM Metro and Advantage products, which can shorten design time, minimise risk and accelerate time to market for our customers".
ARM Metro low-power/high density IP is optimised for portable electronic devices and Advantage IP provides high-speed and low-power performance to meet a wide range of applications in the consumer, communications and networking markets.
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Both Metro and Advantage product portfolios include ARM standard cell libraries and multiple memory compilers.
The Metro standard cells include power management kits that enable dynamic and leakage power saving techniques such as clock gating, multiple-voltage islands and power gating.
The Metro memory compilers offer similar advanced power saving features.
The Metro and Advantage IP include ARM's extensive set of views and models providing integration with many of the industry's leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
These views provide functional, timing and power information for the Metro and Advantage products over a wide range of operating conditions, thus allowing designers to implement complex power management systems that actively control dynamic and leakage power within their SoC.
"SMIC's advanced technology roadmap continues to provide customers with implementation solutions they are looking for today's SoC designs", said Neal Carney, Vice President of Marketing, Physical IP, ARM.
"With the adoption of both ARM Metro and Advantage products, SMIC's customers have a choice of optimised physical IP for their consumer, communications and networking applications".
ARM Metro and Advantage IP design views are expected to be available during the fourth quarter of 2006 for licensed customers to download via the ARM website at no charge.
Preliminary "front end" design views, enabling customers to begin design and simulation work, are expected to be available at the end of the second quarter of 2006.
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