Goodrich Licenses ARM Technology for Systems-On-Chip Solutions

* Ultra-high Reliability Radiation-Hardened Chips Means New Products and Improved Performance For Space, Aircraft and Military Applications

CHARLOTTE, NC, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR - news) announced today that it has entered into a patent and technology licensing agreement with ARM, the industry leader in high performance, low power microprocessor technology. Goodrich's license allows for ultra-high reliability and radiation hardened System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions to be designed specifically for severe environment applications. The technology involved in the agreement allows for aerospace and other space-based computers/chips to withstand severe radiation with the added benefit of being able to support low power applications.

Goodrich expects to have ARM Powered® SoC solutions available in 2002. The first product to feature the licensed technology will be the microRad(TM) Processor, an integrated 32-bit processor system-on-chip solution developed jointly with the Space Vehicles Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory for space and other harsh environments. This product and its derivatives will be used by designers of avionics for spacecraft, aircraft and defense systems, where affordability, reliability and radiation hardening are of the highest priority.

In addition, Goodrich is currently negotiating with several leading aerospace companies for insertion of this technology into their systems. "The combined Goodrich and ARM® technology is designed to correct errors induced by radiation in real-time without any loss of performance. The microRad(TM) processor is base-lined for several complex integrated space flight systems where mean time between failure will be measured in the hundreds of thousands of hours," said Tim Canales, Goodrich's Director of Special Technologies and Projects.

Goodrich has designed the microRad(TM) processor to further its position as a leader in applied engineering for in-flight space data and control electronics. Starting from the ARM implementation and then adding features that are unique for aerospace applications, Goodrich offers a central processing unit that will dramatically increase the reliability of these systems and at an attractive price.

"Goodrich chose ARM because it offers the most widely used and proven processor core technology in the industry for embedded real-time applications and an aggressive growth path to higher performance solutions, which brings distinct advantages to our products and the aerospace industry as a whole," said Goodrich's David Lung, Vice President, Optical and Space Systems division.

"The ARM Partnership business model has evolved significantly over the past 11 years, it has enabled us to support our partners' very specific, custom design requirements," said Mike Muller, CTO, ARM. "Goodrich's position in the aerospace industry, as well as its technical expertise and reputation for innovation make them a significant addition to the ARM Partnership; they will help drive momentum for the ARM architecture in an entirely new range of applications."

With 2001 aerospace sales of $4.2 billion, Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR - news) is a leading worldwide supplier of aerospace components, systems and services. The company plans to spin off its engineered industrial products business to shareholders in the second quarter of 2002. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Goodrich is ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the "Most Admired" aerospace companies and is included on Forbes magazine's "Platinum List" of America's best big companies. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.

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