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Saturday, October 4, 2008

ARM joins IBM mobile-chip alliance

Semiconductor design company ARM will join IBM, Samsung and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in a group aiming to develop mobile-chip technology.
ARM announced on Monday that it would join the Common Platform group to collaborate on developing 32nm (nanometer) and 28nm "System-on-a-Chip" design platforms based on high-k metal-gate technology.
ARM will design and license logic, memory and interface products to the group. The aim is to reduce cost and improve performance of mobile chipsets, ARM said in a statement.
"Through this early engagement, we are creating the foundation for designing power-efficient ARM 'Systems-on-a-Chip' for customers of the Common Platform," said Warren East, chief executive of ARM.
ARM CPU architecture is widely licensed and used in a variety of mobile products from companies such as RIM, Samsung, Nokia, HTC, LG and Motorola.
IBM also has deals with companies including NEC, Infineon, STMicro, Toshiba and

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