ARM Gets Physical IP to Match Chip Technology

By David Manners -- 4/26/2006
Electronics Weekly

An acceleration of R&D on its physical intellectual property (IP) side has allowed ARM to bring up its physical IP processes to match the state-of-the-art of its microprocessor process technology.

One result is a deal with TSMC for ARM’s 45nm physical IP process. “When we bought Artisan one of our first priorities was to accelerate the technology development so that we would be able to introduce 45nm well in advance of where Artisan would have done it,” Warren East, ARM’s CEO, told Electronics Weekly.