Sept. 9, 2003 - Atmel® Corporation and ARM, the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, announced that Atmel has licensed the synthesizable ARM926EJ-STM 32-bit RISC processor core for its next-generation system-on-chip (SoC) products. This agreement is the latest in a long-standing partnership between Atmel and ARM. Atmel was one of the first licensees of the ARM7TM Thumb® core family, and ARM® core-based products are making a significant and steadily increasing contribution to Atmel's revenue stream. The ARM926EJ-S core will be implemented in a 130 nanometer process for a variety of standard and custom products.
The advanced features of the ARM926EJ-S core are an ideal match for the next-generation SoC products that Atmel is developing. Based on one of the richest libraries of qualified IP blocks in the industry (including embedded memories, industry-standard interfaces and high-performance analog), Atmel has developed a series of ARM core-based platforms that can be rapidly evolved into high-performance, low-power ASICs, ASSPs or Standard Products according to client and market requirements. These products form the basis of Atmel's SiliconCITY platform-based products which are aimed at fast-growing applications areas such as GPS, telematics, mobile communications, portable data storage, high-security point-of-sale terminals, wireless networking (WiFiTM and Bluetooth®), digital rights management and next-generation digital multimedia. One of the first products based on the ARM926EJ-S core will be a SoC for advanced multimedia applications.
InformationAtmel's SiliconCITY System-on-Chip product information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/products/ASIC
