GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2000--Circuits Multi-Projets (CMP) and
ARM (LSE:ARM)(NASDAQ:ARMHY) today announced they have finalized an agreement which
enables CMP to provide academic institutions with a complete solution for developing ARM(R)
core-based system-on-chip (SoC) devices.
This program, which is being driven by the industry's growing demand for SoC expertise, will
provide universities worldwide with access to ARM core-based silicon and development tools, enabling
engineering students to gain the skills and experience necessary to develop sophisticated integrated
circuits and systems.
"As the system-on-chip trend continues to gain momentum, additional requirements and
expertise will be expected of system developers and IC designers," said Eric Lalardie, business
development manager, ARM. "By providing ARM's industry-leading SoC technologies to engineering
students worldwide, we are able to help develop the expertise and experience that will shape the
engineers of tomorrow."
CMP is a technology broker, providing academic institutions with the products and support
necessary to equip a university training program or research and development (R&D) facility. Through
this program, the company will provide design simulation models, the ARM Developer Suite (ADS), a
range of ARM Evaluation Boards (AEBs) and the Multi-ICE(TM) debug unit. CMP will also provide
sample silicon from key ARM Silicon Partners.
"As deep submicron processes rapidly lead to system-on-chip solutions, microelectronics
engineers are rapidly becoming system developers, mastering hardware-software implementation for
novel silicon architecture," said B. Courtois, director, CMP. "With this agreement with ARM, CMP will
be well placed to supply academic institutions worldwide with products which will greatly help future
engineers to gain these necessary competences."
ARM also works directly with universities, including Manchester University (UK), University of
California at Berkeley (US), Universite Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Aachen University
(Germany), to promote ARM core-related research. Through this agreement with CMP, ARM will be
better able to support its expanding University Program.
CMP will provide ARM development solutions and silicon to publicly funded academic
institutions for educational and research purposes. For more information on this program, contact
CMP at Tel: +33 476574615, Fax: +33 476473814, or cmp.imag.fr
About ARM
ARM, a leading intellectual property (IP) provider, licenses high-performance, low-cost,
power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-chip designs to leading international
electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete
system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming the volume RISC standard in such
markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and
embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at arm.com.
About CMP
CMP is a broker for a number of technologies (prototyping and low volume production). Since
1981, more than 500 Institutions from 40 countries have been served, through more than 300
manufacturing runs, 20 semiconductor houses have been interfaced. Integrated circuits are available
on CMOS down to .18um, BiCMOS (.8um), SiGe (.8um), SOI/SOS CMOS (.8um), MMIC GaAs
(HEMT .2um). MEMS are manufactured on compatible front-side bulk micromachining (CMOS,
BiCMOS, GaAs) and surface micromachining. MCMs L, C, D and V are available. Design kits are
provided for most CAD tools. More information on CMP is available at cmp.imag.fr
Note to Editors: ARM, ARM Powered, Thumb and StrongARM are registered trademarks of
ARM Limited. Multi-ICE is a trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the
property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE:ARM)
(NASDAQ:ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM, INC.;
ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.
CONTACT: ARM Inc.
Sherri Mieth, 408/579-2249
sherri.mieth@arm.com |
