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ARM announces first silicon-on-insulator physical IP library
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 16:58 IST |
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Cambridge: ARM, a technology designer of advanced digital products from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices announced the industry's first Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) physical IP library including standard cell, memory and I/O libraries for IBM's fully enabled 45nm SOI foundry.
As lower power levels and increased system-on-chip (SoC) performance become more difficult to achieve with a traditional bulk CMOS process, SOI technology enables up to 30 percent better performance and 40 percent power savings at existing process nodes.
The ARM SOI library of physical IP is the only design platform of its kind in the industry and promises to significantly ease implementation of SOI technology and bring the benefits of this emerging process to a much wider range of semiconductor companies. ARM is also demonstrating its capability to be at the forefront of technology innovation
The ARM SOI physical IP library is supported by standard synthesis and place and route implementation flows which enable customers to quickly implement products without changing design methodologies or training of employees. EDA views for Synopsys, Cadence and Magma tools are supported.
ARM standard cell libraries will be available for licensing to customers beginning with memories and I/O in development for licensing in early 2009. The customers can also start downloading the free ARM SOI physical IP library from the ARM Web site.
