ARM, the leading semiconductor IP supplier (LSE: ARM; NASDAQ: ARMH) and
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global
electronic design innovation, today announced that the companies have
signed a definitive agreement for the sale and transfer of Cadence PANTA
display controller cores to ARM. The agreement enhances the companies’
long-standing ecosystem collaboration and strengthens their technical
alignment.
Cadence’s PANTA family of high-resolution display processor and scaling
coprocessor IP cores was co-developed in conjunction with ARM and is
targeted at advanced multimedia applications for high-end mobile devices
with ultra-low power consumption.
“Display technology is critical to the mobile consumer’s user
experience,” said Pete Hutton, executive vice president and general
manager, Media Processing Division, ARM. “The addition of the PANTA
family of display cores to the ARM product portfolio will help our
ecosystem of partners get to market quickly with high-end displays that
are fully integrated with ARM’s leading Mali™ graphics and video
solutions and protected with ARM TrustZone® security.”
Martin Lund, senior vice president of Cadence’s IP group said, “ARM and
Cadence work together closely on many levels, including IP integration,
verification IP (VIP) for all ARM AMBA protocols, and high-performance
design solutions optimized for ARM cores. As a result, both companies
offer more tightly integrated solutions to our mutual customers.”
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 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:
Download
Shared Purpose - 8 Leadership Lessons for the Ecosystem Age
The secrets of success from the Connected Community surrounding ARM
ARM website: http://www.arm.com
ARM Connected Community®: http://www.arm.com/community
ARM Blogs: http://blogs.arm.com
ARMFlix on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/armflix
ARM on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/ARMPROffice
http://twitter.com/ARMMultimedia
http://twitter.com/ARMMobile
http://twitter.com/ARMCommunity
http://twitter.com/ARMEmbedded
http://twitter.com/ARMSoC
http://twitter.com/ARMTools
http://twitter.com/SoftwareOnARM
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.
ENDS
ARM, Artisan and AMBA are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Cortex,
CoreLink, big.LITTLE, Mali and POP are trademarks of ARM Limited. All
other brands or product names are the property of their respective
holders. “ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating
company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM Inc.; ARM KK; ARM
Korea Limited.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting
(Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt.
Ltd.; ARM Norway, AS and ARM Sweden AB.
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