ARM licenses multiprocessing technology to Toshiba

Bangalore

May 23, 2008

ARM announced a technology licensing agreement with Toshiba Corporation
encompassing the ARM Cortex-A9 processor, the Cortex-R4F processor, Neon SIMD
technology, PrimeCell peripherals and CoreSight on-chip trace and debugging
technology. This adoption of ARM technology by Toshiba, and its Cortex-M3
processor license last year will enable the company to provide an ARM Powered
system-on-chip portfolio across the full performance spectrum.

The Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processor is ideal for smartphones, mobile
Internet devices (MIDs) and consumer electronics, whereas the Cortex-R4F
processor has been designed for embedded use in hard-disk drives, automotive
safety systems, mobile baseband, and printer applications.

“This licensing agreement adds strategic strength to our ARM Cortex
portfolio,” said Yasuo Kawahara, GM-System LSI Sales and Marketing Division,
Toshiba. “We are now positioned to fully respond to market needs by exploiting
the total potential of ARM powered system-on-chip solutions. We expect the
agreement to make a major contribution to expanding Toshiba's business,” he
added.

In addition to the Cortex processors, the agreement included other ARM
technology like ARM NEON technology that provides advanced SIMD technology for
advanced multimedia, gaming and compute intensive applications; ARM CoreSight
on-chip debug and trace technology; and ARM PrimeCell peripheral IP including
cache controllers, interrupt controllers and DMA controllers.

“This licensing agreement signifies Toshiba's firm support for ARM
technology,” said Graham Budd, EVP and GM-Processor Division, ARM. “Our
latest agreement with Toshiba demonstrates the growing market demand for the ARM
Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processor as well as the Cortex-R4F processor. By
leveraging the Cortex family of processors along with the other advanced ARM
technology, Toshiba can offer optimized solutions for every segment of the
device market.”