SMSC signs up for configurable processors

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 4, 2006

SMSC has taken a licence for the ARC 600 family of configurable processors for computing applications.

SMSC has taken a licence for the ARC 600 family of configurable processors for computing applications.

Ray Newstead, Vice President of Business Development at SMSC, said: "During the evaluation process, it was clear that ARC's configurable technology enables the development of low cost, highly optimised solutions to meet our customers' needs".

"The configurable ARC 600 core family adds a roadmap of 32bit microprocessors to our solutions building blocks".

"SMSC is the latest example of a leading semiconductor provider to license our configurable cores for a high-volume application", said Derek Meyer, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ARC.

"Our products enable the creation of smaller, lower power chips with smaller code-size requirements, which provide more functions per transistor than what is possible using a fixed architecture".

"The ARC 605 core is an optimal replacement for legacy 8bit microcontrollers, while the ARC 610D and 625D cores are cost effective 32bit CPUs/DSPs ideal for a wide range of general purpose embedded applications".