08-11-2012, 11:29 AM
ARM ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS
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Although the articles in this issue of
IEEE Micro share a common theme,
you will find the collection diverse.
The technology surrounding ARM’s processor
line led to articles spanning topics from
detailed microprocessor design to end products
powered by the processor.
ARM designs microprocessors and related
technology and licenses them as intellectual
property. It does not manufacture
silicon, relying instead on semiconductor
partners to manufacture, market, and sell
solutions based on ARM products. The clear
role distinction between ARM and its business
partners allows true partnership; we do
not compete with our licensees.
ARM licenses its processors to industryleading
manufacturers including Alcatel,
Atmel, Asahi Kasei Microsystems, Cirrus
Logic, Digital, GEC Plessey, Hyundai,
Lucent, Lucky Goldstar, NEC, OKI, Philips,
Rockwell, Rohm, Samsung, Sharp, Sony,
Symbios, Texas Instruments, VLSI, Yamaha,
and others still to be announced. Some of
these companies use the processors for very
specialized applications. However, most use
them for products such as mobile telephones,
automotive engine management
systems, PostScript laser printers, or global
positioning systems. All these products
require high-performance, low-cost, lowpower-
consumption computing.