The processor wars are well known in the PC industry through direct marketing and high profile press coverage.  What is not well known is the broad range of consumer electronics devices that are enabled by ARM processors.  In fact today, the number of mobile and tethered consumer electronics devices powered by ARM processor-based solutions far exceeds the number of PCs shipped each year.  More than 4 Billion ARM Powered consumer electronic devices are expected to ship this year.

Video: ARM Cortex-A8 processor-based Netbook from Freescale and Pegatron

• As the performance of ARM processor-based SoCs has increased, their low-power heritage has made them the logical choice for the new class of emerging mobile computing devices  between smartphones and laptop PCs. 
  
• Compare the maximum power consumption in the range of 1 W for an ARM processor-based SoC to the 10 to 30+ W maximum power consumption for the equivalent functionality of the chipset  in a typical notebook PC.  This huge difference enables fanless devices with significantly longer battery life to enable true all-day use without the need for large heavy batteries, and sleek, innovative design and appealing form factors while providing the majority of the functionality that most of us use on PCs today.
  
• The ARM ecosystem extends beyond just semiconductor companies.  It includes a very broad range of Software Partners that are already enabling the great consumer devices of today.  The continued collaboration of companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Real Networks, Mozilla and Sun is enabling this new class of devices for web browsing, social networking (Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, etc), and  HD multimedia, without today’s inconveniences of the PC.
  

About ARM

• ARM provides the central processing unit (CPU), or “brain” to enable semiconductor companies to create chips targeted for numerous applications.  The ARM ecosystem of Partners focuses on providing the best performance with as low a power consumption as possible.  By enabling numerous semiconductor Partners, this ecosystem has also created an environment of healthy competition and innovation.  This passion for extremely low power and innovation is responsible for the growth of the mobile phone market over the last 15 years.
  
• Today more than 90% of the mobile phones are powered by  SoCs that incorporate ARM processors. Mobile phones from companies such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and others utilize SoCs from semiconductor companies like Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, Marvell, and nVidia.
  
• In fact there are over 50 semiconductor companies providing ARM technology-based SoCs in many well known consumer devices ranging from mobile phones to portable media players to personal navigation devices to wireless routers to digital TVs and set-top boxes.  ARM technology-based SoCs are also integral in many aspects of our lives that are less visible such as engine controllers, hard disk drives, airbag controllers, as well as industrial equipment which manufacturers many of these devices.
  

Please use the following link to browse just some of the ARM Powered products on the market today.