Processor Licensees

 “The ARM Cortex-M3 processor provides critical technology for our highly-integrated BASEsoc Platforms, meeting the high-performance, low-cost needs of the industrial and wireless markets,” Federico Arcelli, CEO of Accent.

 "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

“This new agreement is the next phase in the long-term and highly fruitful working relationship between Atmel and ARM. Our ARM products capitalize on the ease of application development thanks to the code compatibility across the ARM architecture, and to the vast and growing support ecosystem that exists around ARM processor-based microcontrollers and embedded microprocessors." Alfredo Vadillo, Atmel’s managing director for ARM microcontrollers.

"“The ultra low power and gate count of the Cortex-M0 processor, combined with its 32-bit performance efficiency, makes it an ideal choice for analog mixed signal sensor applications.” Mario Manninger, Director of Engineering, Consumer & Communications Business Unit.

“This licensing agreement extends our ARM processor portfolio. The flexibility and scalability of the Cortex-A9 processor enables us to optimize development costs by addressing the requirements of wireless applications from a common core platform.” Nambi Seshadri, VP and CTO, Mobile Platforms and Wireless Connectivity Division.

“This partnership with ARM expands the potential range of programmable solutions we can make available to customers with the twin benefits of high performance and industry-standard architectures.” Norm Taffe, executive vice president of Cypress’s Consumer and Computation Division

 “ARM is the acknowledged leader in processor technology, as Ember is in wireless mesh networking technology, so ours is a natural alliance to lead the blossoming ZigBee market into the future.” Ember CEO, Bob LeFort.

 “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

“The ultra low power and gate count of the Cortex-M0 processor, combined with its 32-bit performance efficiency, makes it an ideal choice for mobile touch screen applications supporting increasing panel sizes” B.W. Lee, CEO, Melfas

“Enabling this [multiservice networking] technology within tight power constraints is only possible with high-performance, embedded multiprocessing technology. ARM has proven expertise and experience in this area, as demonstrated with our Comcerto 100 series, and was our logical partner for future development.”  Tom Medrek, Mindspeed’s senior vice president and general manager, multiservice access.

ARM and Mindspeed Extend Relationship With Cortex-A9 Processor Agreement

"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

“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

"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 Samsung Electronics' System LSI Division

ARM Introduces Industry's Fastest Processor For Low-Power Mobile and Consumer Applications

“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

"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."

"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.

"Combining the ARM Cortex-M0 processor with our silicon-proven configurable analog and digital technology will provide Triad Semiconductor customers with the fastest, safest and most cost-effective way to design, prototype and produce advanced mixed signal ASICs." Jim Kemerling, VP and CTO of Triad Semiconductor.

"...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.