3Com Licenses ARM7TDMI(TM) Core for Networking Innovation
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- Building upon their previously announced technology alliance (March 99), ARM; (Nasdaq: ARMHY; London: ARM) and 3Com today announced that 3Com has licensed the ARM7TDMI(TM) core for its next-generation network interface cards. This licensing agreement gives 3Com access to the high-performance, low-power RISC technology from ARM and its semiconductor partners.
"ARM's emphasis on delivering re-usable, easy to implement and readily available intellectual property makes them an ideal fit with 3Com's silicon and business strategies," said Tom Werner, vice president and general manager, Business Connectivity Division, 3Com. "We can leverage ARM's strengths of performance, multi-source availability and cross-industry development support, as well as the depth of the ARM semiconductor Partnership Model for our next generation products."
"ARM has always partnered with industry leaders -- first with world-class semiconductor companies to support OEM needs, and now with world-class OEMs to support end-user needs," said Reynette Au, vice president of Marketing, ARM. "This agreement with 3Com, an industry-leading network solutions provider, proves ARM's commitment to its business model and to the evolving System-on- Chip arena. By working closely with OEMs to address system needs via these SoC solutions, ARM is supporting business opportunities for our semiconductor partners in the rapidly growing networking market.
ARM processors range in performance from 60 MHz (54 MIPS) to 175 MHz (200 MIPS), extending to 300 MHz (400+ MIPS) for processor cores currently in development. The cores are noted for performance, small die size, low power consumption, tight code density, and multiple supply sources. Instruction set compatibility between processor families promotes design reuse and reduces software development time.
ARM offers full system-on-chip solutions including processor cores, peripheral intellectual property, development tools, applications software, EDA tools and design services. The ARM architecture is well supported by semiconductor partners, real-time operating system providers, third-party toolchain developers, application software providers and ARM design centers.
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