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ARM, GlobalFoundries sign partnership

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CAMBRIDGE, UK: Technology company ARM and AMD spin off GlobalFoundries today announced that they have signed a long term broad agreement on processor implementation and circuit optimization.

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ARM said the tie up with the semiconductor manufacturing company is aimed to provide SoC enablement programmes to customers of both.

Customers will receive design flexibility on GlobalFoundries' advanced HKMG semiconductor manufacturing capabilities under the SoC enablement programmes that are built around the entire suite of ARM Physical IP, Fabric IP and Processor IP, said a press release.

The collaborative efforts of the partnership will initially focus on enabling SoC products which use the low-power and high-performance ARM Cortex-A9 processor on GlobalFoundries 28nm HKMG process.

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The characteristics of "Gate First" HKMG technology is optimized for high-performance processing with minimal leakage making it an ideal choice for advanced mobile solutions, the release added.

“This announcement reflects our business value and strategy of providing best-in-class processor implementation by marrying our own processor and physical IP with world class manufacturing semiconductor technology," said Warren East, chief executive officer, ARM.

“This collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES and their commitment to delivering leading-edge technology makes them an ideal partner to accelerate the adoption of ARM processor-based technology at 28nm,” he added.

GlobalFoundries CEO Doug Grose said this relationship further advances their strong focus to partner with industry leaders in processor design to deliver manufacturing and technology excellence at the leading edge.

“This highly complementary partnership leverages ARM's architectural leadership along with GlobalFoundries advanced technology to enable the deployment of 28nm SoC designs with exceptional performance for next-generation consumer devices,” he added.

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