ARM køber displayteknologi hos Cadence

ARM har køber avanceret display teknologi hos Cadence, og de to firmaer indgår samtidig tættere samarbejde inden for teknologier til high-end mobile devices (in english).

ARM, the leading semiconductor IP supplier, and Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement for the sale and transfer of Cadence PANTA display controller cores to ARM. The agreement enhances the companies’ long-standing ecosystem collaboration and strengthens their technical alignment.

Cadence’s PANTA family of high-resolution display processor and scaling coprocessor IP cores was co-developed in conjunction with ARM and is targeted at advanced multimedia applications for high-end mobile devices with ultra-low power consumption.

- Display technology is critical to the mobile consumer’s user experience, says Pete Hutton, executive vice president and general manager, Media Processing Division, ARM. - The addition of the PANTA family of display cores to the ARM product portfolio will help our ecosystem of partners get to market quickly with high-end displays that are fully integrated with ARM’s leading Mali™ graphics and video solutions and protected with ARM TrustZone security.

Martin Lund, senior vice president of Cadence’s IP Group, says:
- ARM and Cadence work together closely on many levels, including IP integration, verification IP (VIP) for all ARM AMBA protocols, and high-performance design solutions optimized for ARM cores. As a result, both companies offer more tightly integrated solutions to our mutual customers.