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To: Bruce Byall who wrote (710)	5/28/2003 1:04:31 PM
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ICC Licenses ARM Core For Its Advanced SoC Platform First licensing deal between ARM and Chinese government-supported organization helps domestic fabless companies design industry leading SoCs, from concept to final silicon CAMBRIDGE, UK - May 28, 2003 – ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor technology, announced today that the Shanghai Research Center for IC Design (ICC) has licensed the industry-leading ARM7TDMI® core. The agreement represents the first licensing of an ARM® core by a Chinese government-supported organization and highlights ARM's continued commitment to advancing China's rapidly developing electronics sector. The Shanghai Research Center for IC Design – the first National Integrated Circuit Design Industrialization Center - was founded in 2000. Designated as an IC hub, the Shanghai Research Center for IC Design provides advanced electronic design automation (EDA) tools, RTL QA and support for China's small and medium fabless companies to design SoC solutions on site. "The Shanghai Research Center for IC Design has decided to standardize on the ARM architecture as the core for its SoC platform," said Ye Wang, vice president of the Shanghai IC Center. "Our partnership with ARM, together with the excellent relationship we have with a number of ARM Approved Foundries, will enable small and medium fabless companies in China to design industry-leading ARM core-based SoCs, from concept to final silicon." "Shanghai Research Center for IC Design is an important part of National Circuits Design Industrialization Centers," said Jun Tan, president, ARM China. "By using the Shanghai IC Center as a hub, a wide range of companies, especially small- and medium-sized companies in China, will be able to easily access our leading edge Intellectual Property (IP). Furthermore, the design work will be carried out on site with ARM providing advanced technical support." "Through this agreement, ARM will provide its IP cores to a broad range of customers and a wide variety of applications – from set-top boxes, to wireless products and PDAs. This will help to establish our architecture as the technology of choice for SoC prototyping and design in China," added Tan. Availability The ARM7TDMI core-based SoC platform is available now for licensing through Shanghai Research Center for IC Design and ARM. About Shanhgai Research Center for IC Design (ICC) Shanghai National Integrated Circuit Design Industrialization Center is the first specialized IC design industrialization center in China. It was set up and authorized by Science & Technology Ministry, PRC and Shanghai Municipality on 21st, Feb, 2000. The Center provides the following services: IC talents training & evaluation, MPW, EDA tools, RTL QA, testing verification and information. The Center supports and serves the enterprises in it, meanwhile radiates services for the development of IC industry in the whole China mainland, especially in Yangtze Delta Area. For more information, please visit icc.sh.cn.

To: Bruce Byall who wrote (710)	5/28/2003 1:06:43 PM
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ARM And Nokia Sign Agreement To Boost Smart Phone Market ARM's PrimeXsys Platform software to be optimized to work with Nokia's software platform for smart phones. ARM becomes a member of the Series 60 Product Creation Community CAMBRIDGE, UK AND ESPOO, FINLAND- May 28, 2003 –ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, and Nokia (NYSE:NOK), today announced that ARM will optimize the ARM® PrimeXsys™ Platform software for execution of the Series 60 Platform. The ARM PrimeXsys Platform provides semiconductor and system companies and smart phone developers with a suite of pre-validated hardware, software and verification Intellectual Property (IP) necessary to design a system-on-chip (SoC). The PrimeXsys Platform already provides support for Symbian OS, on which the Series 60 Platform is designed to run. By enabling full compatibility with Series 60 Platform, the PrimeXsys Platform will provide a robust choice of building blocks for an application co-processor for Symbian OS–based smart phones. In addition, a system developer can add media acceleration, connectivity or other differentiating technology to create a compelling SoC design. With the agreement, ARM becomes a member of the Series 60 Product Creation Community, which is designed to assist the handset manufacturers who have licensed the Series 60 Platform and to accelerate the development and acceptance of standard-based smart phones. The PrimeXsys Platform will add value to a growing Series 60 community by bringing a fully integrated suite of technologies and development tools which will ease product development effort and speed development cycles. At the same time, existing and new developers of ARM core-based smart phone devices will benefit from the optimization of the PrimeXsys Platform and Series 60 by enabling them to quickly integrate their system-level technology with this widely supported terminal software platform. "Most of the developed wireless market is rapidly moving from growing new subscribers to growing data revenue from advanced services," said Oliver Gunasekara, director, wireless segment, ARM. "Enhancing the user experience and improving handset compatibility are key to growing ARPU. Optimizing the ARM PrimeXsys Platform for the Series 60 Platform will provide a rich standard environment for delivering compelling data services and accelerate the development of next-generation smart phones with attractive and innovative applications." "Collaboration with the leading industry players, such as ARM, will benefit licensees with advanced functionalities, high performance and most importantly, reduced time-to-market when developing smart phones based on the Series 60 Platform," said Jukka Riivari, director, Sales, Nokia Mobile Software. The Series 60 Platform is a software product for smart phones that Nokia licenses to other mobile handset manufacturers. Manufacturers will be able to integrate the Series 60 Platform into their own phone designs running on top of Symbian OS. The Series 60 Platform includes mobile browsing, multimedia messaging and content downloading, as well as a host of personal information management and telephony applications. In addition, the software platform includes a complete and modifiable user interface library. The Series 60 Platform is licensed by Nokia Mobile Phones, Panasonic, Samsung, Sendo and Siemens. "It is important that ARM and Nokia – two leading participants in the Symbian OS ecosystem – are working closely together on this initiative," said Mike Whittingham, Worldwide Semiconductor Partner Program director, Symbian Ltd. "Enabling the adaptation of the ARM PrimeXsys Platform with Nokia's Series 60 will reduce time and cost for Symbian OS licensees bringing Series 60-based smart phones to market."