Grace ARMs 0.18- and 0.13-Micron Processes
Online Staff -- 12/20/2005
Electronic News
Chinese foundry Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. and the U.K.'s ARM Ltd. said today they have inked an agreement under which ARM will create IP for Grace's 0.18-micron and 0.13-micron processes.
ARM said it would develop a suite of its Artisan physical IP to support Grace's manufacturing capability. ARM acquired Artisan Components in December 2004.
The licensed ARM physical IP products include its Artisan SRAM, ROM and register-file memory generators as well as its SAGE-X standard cell library and the general-purpose I/O library that support Grace's 0.18- and 0.13-micron processes, the companies said. This IP conforms to the Artisan design standards and includes ARM's set of views and models in support of EDA tools.
The agreement also allows ARM to distribute its Grace technology-based physical IP on a worldwide basis under its Access Library Program, to licensed design teams at no charge, the companies said.
"Our partnership with ARM will help us expand our global presence and provide customers with silicon-proven, high-quality products, which can help shorten design time, minimize risk and accelerate time-to-market," Arthur Kuo, Grace VP of sales and marketing, said in a statement.
ARM said the agreement is a key part of its strategy in China, where the ARM platform is growing in popularity.
"ARM's partnership with Grace is an important addition to our continued commitment and support for our Partners in China," Jun Tan, president of ARM China Operations, said in a statement. "This agreement expands the proliferation of the ARM and Grace technologies and helps enable our mutual customers' design to silicon success."
Front-end views of the ARM memory generators, SAGE-X standard cell library and general-purpose I/Os for Grace's 0.18-micron process are immediately available for licensed designers to download via the ARM web site at no charge, the companies said. The two anticipate complete views of these products to be available in Q1 of next year.
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