ARM and Cadence Achieve Industry Milestone With Tape Out of 20nm ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore Processor
October 18 2011 - 8:00AM
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ARM and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced
the tape out of the industry's first 20nm design based on the ARM
Cortex™-A15 MPCore™ processor. The test chip, targeting TSMC's 20nm
process, was jointly developed by engineers from ARM, Cadence and
TSMC using a Cadence RTL-to-signoff flow. Today's milestone
announcement is the result of an 18 month collaboration between ARM
and Cadence on optimised design flows for the Cortex-A15 processor.
"The Cortex-A15 is our most advanced ARM processor to date. The
test chip is an important milestone in ARM's preparations to enable
partners using Cadence design flows and targeting TSMC's advanced
process nodes," said Mike Inglis, Executive Vice President and
General Manager, Processor Division, ARM. "The joint development
and 20nm process node requirements necessitated a deep
collaboration between the three companies. We look forward to
evolving our relationship with Cadence to develop and deploy
Cortex-A15 and several other ARM processors."
"The Cortex-A15 processor implementation targeting the TSMC 20nm
process pushed the envelope on all fronts and required engineers
from ARM, Cadence and TSMC to work as a seamless team," said
Chi-Ping Hsu, Senior Vice President, Research and Development,
Silicon Realization Group at Cadence. "We have made significant
20nm developments in the last three years in our Virtuoso® and
Encounter® design and sign-off solutions for the world's most
advanced processes. This important collaboration milestone enables
customers to design Cortex-A15 processor-based designs at the most
advanced process nodes. We intend to expand this collaborative
model in working with ARM on the Cortex-A15 and other processor
development."
"TSMC has been working very closely with its OIP ecosystem
partners to ensure continued customer success in the fast-growing
markets," said Suk Lee, Director, Design Infrastructure Marketing
Division at TSMC. "The tape out of this ARM Cortex-A15 processor is
another good example of closer and tighter collaboration between
TSMC and its ecosystem partners such as ARM and Cadence."
ARM and Cadence recently signed a multi-year technology
agreement that will provide ARM engineering teams with ongoing
access to Cadence products. ARM and Cadence are working to ensure
that both the ARM processors and the Cadence design flows are
optimised to work together. This provides a significant technology
benefit to ARM Partners, who will have access to flows optimised as
part of ARM processor development.
About ARM ARM designs the technology that
is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless,
networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging,
automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive
product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics
processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries,
embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals
and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services,
training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner
community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast,
reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. Find out
more about ARM by following these links:
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- ARM Connected Community®: http://www.arm.com/community/
- Mali Developer Center: www.malideveloper.com
- ARM Blogs: http://blogs.arm.com/
- ARMFlix on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ARMflix
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About Cadence Cadence enables global
electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the
creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers
use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and services to design and
verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking
and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company
is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the
global electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.
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For more information, please contact: Dean Solov Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. 408-944-7226 dsolov@cadence.com Andy Phillips ARM +44
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