ARM licenses its microprocessor IP to the majority of the world's leading semiconductor and fabless semiconductor companies, for a wide range of applications. The table with the number of licenses signed for each processor family below is an indication of the wide adoption of ARM processor technology. The names of the licensees included in the tables below give an indication of the breadth and depth of ARM's licensing activity to date. Processor Family | Licenses | CortexTM | 44 | ARM11TM | 65 | ARM9TM | 243 | ARM7TM | 154 |
ARM Cortex Processor Family
Processor | Licenses | Public Licensees | Cortex-A9 | 5 | NEC Electronics Corporation, nVIDIA, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Corporation | Cortex-A8 | 10 | Broadcom Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Matsushita, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, PMC-Sierra | Cortex-R4(F) | 11 | Broadcom Corporation, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Corporation | Cortex-M3 | 18 | Actel Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Energy Micro, Luminary Micro, NXP, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Corporation, Zilog |
 | "Moving forward, we are committed to exploring current and next-generation ARM technologies that will continue to benefit our customers" Dennis Kish, senior vice president, sales and marketing.
Actel Corporation Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor
|  | “The powerful combination of Broadcom’s industry leading VideoCore multimedia performance and Cortex-A8 industry leading power/performance will deliver outstanding advantages in our next generation devices.” Mark Casey, Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Multimedia Business Unit.
Broadcom to Bring ARM Cortex-A8 to Powerful VideoCore Mobile Media Product Line
|  | “With our focus on low energy consumption, integration, system performance and low cost, the ARM Cortex-M3 processor is the right choice for us,” Geir Førre, CEO, Energy Micro.
Energy Micro Licenses Cortex-M3 Processor
|  | "This new applications processor highlights the depth of the pioneering technology that Freescale and ARM bring to our partnership." Berardino Baratta, director, multimedia applications division
ARM Introduces Industry's Fastest Processor For Low-Power Mobile And Consumer Applications
|  | "Our partnership with ARM provides two major benefits, customers can take advantage of the performance and features of the Cortex-M3 microcontroller at an excellent build cost, and the RealView Microcontroller Development Kit gives our customers a tightly coupled application development environment" Jean Anne Booth, founder and chief marketing officer.
ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit Supports New Luminary Micro Stellaris Family Of Microcontrollers
|  | "We are excited to extend our collaboration with ARM to their new Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processor, which will improve total processor performance while keeping designs simple, taking home, automotive multimedia and mobile applications to the next level.”
ARM Unveils Cortex-A9 Processors For Scalable Performance and Low-Power Designs
| |  | "Utilizing ARM's Cortex-A9 multi-core processor technology, we will deliver innovative and feature-rich, low-power applications processors that demonstrate the company's passion for driving this mobile computing revolution."
ARM Unveils Cortex-A9 Processors For Scalable Performance and Low-Power Designs
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| “The strategic agreement between NXP and ARM underscores a shared vision of how 32-bit processors are fundamentally changing advanced digital products – from mobile phones, portable media players, TVs and set-top boxes, to identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices,” René Penning de Vries, senior vice president and chief technology officer, NXP Semiconductors.
NXP and ARM Expand Strategic Relationship With Major Licensing Agreement
|  | "We believe that we can anticipate future consumer trends and will maintain a strong industry position by incorporating innovative technology like that from ARM, into Panasonic's integrated platform for digital consumer electronics,"Mr. Osamu Nishijima, executive officer and vice president of Semiconductor Company.
ARM Introduces Industry's Fastest Processor For Low-Power Mobile And Consumer Applications
|  | "The ARM Cortex-A8 and ARM11 MPCore processors provide the robust performance, power efficiency and throughput necessary to handle extremely high data rates for Enterprise and Passive Optical Networking applications.” Ken Wagner, director of Design Services, PMC-Sierra
ARM Announces Processor Licensing Agreement With PMC-Sierra For Cortex and MultiCore Processors
|  | "The average mobile phone user has more technology know-how than ever before. We believe the ARM Cortex-A8 processor brings the level of performance needed to support these demands, while enabling handset vendors to keep the sleek and power efficient designs the consumer expects" Sung-Bae Park, vice president of SoC R&D Center at Samsumg Electronics' System LSI Division
STMicroelectronics Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor For Use In Next-Generation 32-Bit Microcontrollers
|  | “Our current ARM processor-based STR7 and STR9 product lines have enjoyed much success, and the Cortex-M3 processor will propel us again towards a breakthrough in performance, ease of use and quality, while also providing a competitive cost structure for our products." Jim Nicholas, general manager, microcontroller division
STMicroelectronics Licenses ARM Cortex-M3 Processor For Use In Next-Generation 32-Bit Microcontrollers
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| "TI uses multi-core technology today to meet performance demands of new devices and with the introduction of Cortex-A9 MPCore continues to advance this roadmap. ARM’s newest technology coupled with TI’s multi-core expertise will give our customers access to the right tools to innovate and deliver exciting new products for a variety of markets."
ARM Unveils Cortex-A9 Processors For Scalable Performance and Low-Power Designs
|  | "We are now positioned to fully respond to market needs by exploiting the total potential of ARM powered system-on-chip solutions. We expect the agreement to make a major contribution to expanding Toshiba's business." Yasuo Kawahara, General Manager of System LSI Sales and Marketing Division, Toshiba's Semiconductor Company
ARM Licenses Latest Multiprocessor Technology to Toshiba
|  | "...we are delighted to report that we are already seeing immediate success with our new ARM processor-based, 32-bit MCU solutions where the full potential and range of our new 8-bit to 32-bit MCU portfolio can be clearly seen in the context of our remote control business." Keith Bladen, vice president of marketing and GM for the 32-bit ASSP, Secure Transaction Group, Zilog.
Zilog Partners With ARM for New 32-Bit Microcontroller Solutions
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ARM11 Processor Family
| Processor | Public Licensees | | ARM1136J(F)-S | Accent, Broadcom Corporation, Ceroma, eSilicon Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, LSI Corporation, Matsushita, Mindspeed, NEC Electronics Corporation, Qualcomm, Renesas, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Corporation | | ARM1156T2(F)-S | Comsys, LSI Corporation, NEC Electronics Corporation | | ARM1176JZ(F)-S | Broadcom Corporation, Matsushita, NEC Electronics Corporation, NXP, Renesas, Sunplus, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Corporation | | ARM11 MPCore | Intel Corporation, NEC Electronics Corporation, nVIDIA, PMC Sierra, Renesas, Sarnoff |
ARM9(E) Processor Families
The ARM9 and ARM9E processor families includes the following processors :- ARM922T
- ARM920T
- ARM946E-S
- ARM966E-S
- ARM968E-S
- ARM926EJ-S
The licensees of these very popular ARM processor families include –
ARM7 Processor Family
The ARM7 processor family includes the following processors :
- ARM7TDMI
- ARM7TDMI-S
- ARM720T
- ARM7EJ-S
The ARM7 processors are the most widely shipped processors in the world and the licensees include – Recent Press Releases Back to Top |  | |
