Oki's 0.15um ARM Core First ARM-based IP to Achieve 0.15um Silicon Verified Silver Status at UMC
TOKYO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 10, 2004—
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:6703) today
announced that its 0.15um ARM7(TM) core family hard IP is industry's
first ARM-based IP core to achieve Silver IP status on 0.15um
technology at world leading semiconductor foundry UMC. The Silver IP
rating is part of UMC's Gold IP(TM) program to certify that a chip has
been successfully tested on UMC silicon and is ready for production.
The silicon verification of Oki's 0.15um ARM7 core joins the
availability of Oki's 0.15um ARM9(TM) core family hard IP at UMC,
which is currently rated as GDS (General Data Stream)-ready Bronze
status, to enable customers designing their products using these cores
to shorten their development cycle time.
UMC already offers 0.18um and 0.13um Silver rated ARM cores
through its Gold IP program. Oki's silicon-verified ARM-based IP at
the 0.15um generation is designed for small chip size, competitive
cost and ultra low power consumption, and suite embedded applications
such as PHS baseband controllers and low-end printers. Oki is
currently developing products using this core with uPLAT(R)-7B, which
is based on Oki's uPLAT(R) system LSI development platform, and
expects its first sample shipment in December 2004 and volume delivery
in March 2005.
"Many of our customers require a performance enhancement over
0.18um, but may not necessarily need to design their products into
0.13um yet. By acquiring Silver IP status for Oki's 0.15um ARM7 core
family-based hard IP, we can now provide the best solutions to such
users," said Akira Kamo, President of the Silicon Solutions Company at
Oki Electric. "The ARM processor is currently the world standard in
32-bit embedded CPUs and the base core for Oki's system LSI
processors. We plan to respond to customer needs by expanding ARM CPU
core products further."
Oki also has acquired Bronze IP status from UMC for its 0.15um
ARM946E-S(TM) core, the hard IP of the ARM9 family. The ARM946E-S(TM)
core also suits embedded applications because of its high performance,
low cost and low power consumption and combines the ARM9E-S(TM) CPU
core, a flexible command cache and data cache. This is currently used
in various products, using one of Oki's system LSI development
platforms, the uPLAT(R)-946, which are under sample shipment. Oki
plans volume production in September 2004 and aims to be certified as
UMC's Silver IP and Gold IP.
Both IPs have been used in products, which gives Oki and UMC
customers the confidence that these cores are proven and can be
integrated into their designs with ease. Using these cores, customers
can add their own circuit and IPs, which allow them to develop a
satisfying system LSI in a short period of time. By providing the
development environment to many users, Oki plans to achieve sales of
34 billion yen for its ARM related products in the fiscal year ending
March 2007.
About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Founded more than a century ago in 1881, Oki Electric Industry
Co., Ltd. is Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer, with its
headquarter in Tokyo, Japan. With the corporate vision, "Oki, Network
Solutions for a Global Society," Oki Electric provides top-quality
products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its
telecommunications systems, information systems and electronic devices
segments. All three segments are integrated into one effective
organization that functions as a collective force to create exciting
new products and technologies, including information and telecom
converged solutions. Through its business activities, Oki Electric
satisfies a spectrum of customer needs in various markets. Visit Oki's
global web site at http://www.oki.com/.
About UMC
UMC (NYSE:UMC)(TSE:2303) is a leading global semiconductor foundry
that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every
major sector of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge
foundry technologies that enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SOC)
designs, including 90nm copper, 0.13um copper, and mixed
signal/RFCMOS. UMC is also a leader in 300mm manufacturing; Fab 12A in
Taiwan and Singapore-based UMCi are both in volume production for a
variety of customer products. UMC employs over 9,000 people worldwide
and has offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United
States. UMC can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com.
Notes:
-- Names of companies and products are trademarks or registered
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-- Gold IP is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corp.
-- uPLAT is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co.,
Ltd. in Japan, Germany and the UK.
-- ARM and ARM7TDMI are registered trademarks of ARM Limited.
ARM7, ARM9, and ARM946E-S are trademarks of ARM Limited. Any
other trademarks or trade names are the property of their
respective owners. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc
(LSE:ARM)(Nasdaq:ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited;
and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea
Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai)
Co. Ltd.; and ARM Belgium N.V.
-- All other trademarks and product names are the property of
their respective owners.
Contact:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Naomi Takeuchi, 408-737-6479 (Europe and Americas)
press@oki.com
Akiko Horiguchi, +81-3-3580-8950 (Asia and Other Areas)
press@oki.com
