ARM Licenses ARM7TDMI Core to MATSUSHITA.CAMBRIDGE, UK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998--ARM (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : ARM and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARMHY) and MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MC) announced today that Matsushita has licensed from ARM the ARM7TDMI high-performance, power-efficient 32-bit RISC processor core, which will be used as a system LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. core for the mobile communication market, and in intelligent appliances for the multimedia market. Matsushita has adopted the advanced 0.25u CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process for the first implementation of the ARM7TDMI core. This will provide a microprocessor core with small-size, high-performance and power-efficient consumption, ideal for a system-on-a-chip LSI solution. This is especially important for mobile communication and intelligent appliances for multimedia, where the combination of a microprocessor core and a LSI module is key to meeting the time to market window. Matsushita's application group has a wide range of new intelligent appliance development plans for the new multimedia market. Matsushita's global market strategy, in this segment, is further increased with the addition of the ARM7TDMI core. The ARM7TDMI processor core features the Thumb(TM) code compression extension, which enables 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. performance at 16-bit system costs. The Thumb extension features a compressed version of the 32-bit ARM instructions, which are only 16-bit in size. On execution, the 16-bit instructions are decompressed to full 32-bit ARM instructions without any performance loss. Designers can now optimize the system code density using the compressed Thumb instruction set, while still having the flexibility of using the full 32-bit ARM instruction set. About ARM ARM is a leader in microprocessor Intellectual Property. ARM designs and licenses fast, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals and "system-chip" solutions for embedded control, consumer/educational multimedia, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive and portable applications. ARM supports its processor offerings with development hardware and software and contract design services. ARM licenses its technology to leading semiconductor, software and OEM partners world wide who focus on applications, design and manufacturing. Each partner offers unique ARM-related technologies and services, which together satisfy a broad range of end-user needs. Through this partnering, ARM is rapidly becoming the global volume RISC standard. ARM has offices in Cambridge and Maidenhead, UK; Los Gatos, California “Los Gatos” redirects here. For the Argentine rock band, see Los Gatos (band). Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 28,592 at the 2000 census. ; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington, USA; Munich, Germany; Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. For more information, visit the ARM website at http://www.arm.com About Matsushita Established in Osaka, Japan in 1918, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) is one of the world's leading producers of electronic and electric products for consumer, business and industrial use. Consolidated annual sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 reached a record 7,675.9 billion yen (US $61.90 billion). Matsushita has more than 265,000 employees worldwide, with overseas operations that include over 200 companies in 46 countries. Matsushita's products are marketed worldwide under the Panasonic, Technics tech·nic n. 1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process. 2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods. 3. , Quasar and National brand names. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: ARM, Thumb, and the ARM logo are trademarks of ARM Ltd. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: ARM Vera Haire, 408/399-4826 vhaire@arm.com or Cain Communications Susan Cain, 408/341-8960 susan-cain@caincomm.com |
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