ARM, Broadcom Extend Partnership Online staff -- 7/20/2004
Electronic News
ARM has inked a deal with Broadcom Corp., placing its technology in a wide range of communications applications.
Today's news is an extension of a February 2002 agreement between the two companies that saw Broadcom incorporate ARM7 and ARM9 MPUs into its communications chipsets, including Broadcom GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and Bluetooth products.
The new agreement includes the ARM7, ARM9 and ARM11 families of microprocessors and supporting technology, including TrustZone technology for data security, Jazelle technology for Java acceleration, and hardware support for the ARM Intelligent Energy Manager solution.
The two companies said they expect that through the extended partnership, Broadcom's expertise in broadband and wireless communications will assist ARM in developing better MPU solutions for these high-growth markets.
"As a leader in digital consumer, wireless and networking communications products, Broadcom is strategically aligned with ARM's target markets," said Warren East, CEO of ARM, in a statement. "There is extensive synergy between Broadcom's portfolio and the ARM technologies covered under the agreement, and ARM will certainly benefit from a focused collaboration on future generations of processors optimized for these markets."
Currently available end products powered by the duo's first partnership include the Treo 600 from palmOne, Sony Ericsson's tri-band GC-75/GC-82 GPRS PC card modem, and multimedia GSM/GPRS handsets from Ningbo Bird, a China cell phone supplier.
Financial details of today's agreement were not released. |
