ARM and UMC Extend 28nm IP Partnership to Target Cost-Effective Mobile and Consumer Applications
14 Janvier 2014 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Latest platform solutions join UMC’s 28HLP
process, ARM Artisan physical IP and POP IP for ARM Cortex-A7
processors
ARM and UMC (NYSE:UMC; TWSE:2303), a leading global
semiconductor foundry, today announced an agreement to offer the
ARM® Artisan® physical IP platform along with POP™ IP for UMC’s
28nm high-performance low-power (HLP) process technology.
To support customers targeting a wide range of consumer
applications such as smartphone, tablet, wireless and digital home,
UMC and ARM will provide an advanced process technology and
comprehensive physical IP platform under this agreement.
“UMC’s ‘United for Excellence’ approach includes unified
collaboration with our IP suppliers to deliver high-value design
support solutions to our foundry customer,” said S. C. Chien, vice
president, IP and Design Support Division, UMC. “UMC’s 28nm dual
process roadmap includes both poly SiON and High-K/Metal Gate based
technologies. 28HLP is the foundry industry’s most competitive Poly
SiON 28nm technology in terms of power consumption, performance and
area, with a robust design platform to help expedite our mobile and
communication customers’ time-to-market. We are excited to broaden
our collaboration with ARM to further strengthen our 28HLP platform
with ARM’s highly popular POP IP core-hardening acceleration
technology.”
The energy-efficient ARM Cortex®-A7 processor has seen broad
adoption in smartphones, tablets, DTV and other consumer products.
The ARM POP IP for the Cortex-A7 processor is targeted for 1.2GHz
on UMC’s 28HLP platform, and delivery began in December 2013.
UMC’s 28HLP process is the foundry’s enhanced 28nm Poly-SiON
technology that provides an optimal balance of size, speed and
power leakage. These process characteristics makes the process the
optimal choice for a variety of applications that require low power
consumption without compromising performance, including portable,
wireless LAN, and both wired and handheld consumer products. The
foundry is currently in pilot production for customer products on
28HLP, with volume production expected in early 2014.
“Through our close collaboration with UMC, ARM’s physical IP and
POP IP enable optimal SoC implementation and streamline the design
flow so that our mutual customers can achieve world-class
implementation and get to market in the shortest time possible,”
said Dipesh Patel, executive vice president and general manager,
Physical Design Group, ARM. “Our standard cells, next-generation
memory compilers and POP IP deliver the features, quality, and
rigorous silicon validation that UMC’s customers demand, and help
ARM deliver on our commitment to provide the best physical IP
platforms at leading foundries.”
ARM Physical IP PlatformThe ARM Artisan physical IP
platform for UMC’s 28nm poly SiON process provides the building
blocks to implement high-performance, low-power SoC designs. ARM’s
silicon-proven IP platform offers a comprehensive set of memory
compilers, standard cells and logic, and general-purpose interface
products that meet the most demanding performance and power
requirements for mobile communications and computing.ARM’s standard
cell libraries and memory compilers incorporate multi-channel and
mixed Vt features to enable a wide performance and power spectrum
which utilizes the performance and power range of UMC’s
leading-edge poly SiON process. These features ensure that power
budgets for performance-critical SoC designs can be met.About
POP IPPOP IP technology comprises three key elements necessary
for optimized ARM processor implementation. These include Artisan
physical IP logic libraries and memory instances tuned for a given
ARM core and process technology, comprehensive benchmarking reports
pinpointing conditions and results ARM achieved for core
implementation, and detailed POP implementation knowledge and
methodologies that enable end customers to achieve successful
implementation quickly with minimized risk. POP IP products
are available from 40nm to 28nm with roadmap down to FinFET process
technology for a wide range of Cortex-A series CPU and Mali™ GPU
products.About UMCUMC (NYSE: UMC, TWSE: 2303) is a leading
global semiconductor foundry that provides advanced technology and
manufacturing for applications spanning every major sector of the
IC industry. UMC’s robust foundry solutions allow chip designers to
leverage the company’s leading-edge processes, which include 28nm
poly-SiON and gate-last High-K/Metal Gate technology, mixed
signal/RFCMOS, and a wide range of specialty technologies.
Production is supported through 10 wafer manufacturing facilities
that include two advanced 300mm fabs; Fab 12A in Taiwan and
Singapore-based Fab 12i. Fab 12A consists of Phases 1-4 which are
in production for customer products down to 28nm. Construction is
underway for Phases 5&6, with future plans for Phases 7&8.
The company employs over 15,000 people worldwide and has offices in
Taiwan, mainland China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the
United States. UMC can be found on the web at
http://www.umc.com.About ARMARM 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
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ARM, Artisan and Cortex are registered trademarks of ARM
Limited. 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 Ltd.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM
Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium Services BVBA; ARM
Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Norway AS
and ARM Sweden AB.
Note from UMC Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in the foregoing announcement are forward
looking within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities laws,
including statements about future outsourcing, wafer capacity,
technologies, business relationships and market conditions.
Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ
materially from these statements as a result of a variety of
factors, including conditions in the overall semiconductor market
and economy; acceptance and demand for products from UMC; and
technological and development risks. Further information concerning
these risks is included in UMC's filings with the U.S. SEC,
including on Form F-1, F-3, F-6 and 20-F, each as amended.
ARMPhil Hughes, +1
512-330-1844phil.hughes@arm.comorUMCRichard Yu, +886
2-2658-9168 ext. 16951richard_yu@umc.com
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