SMIC Adopts ARM Physical IP for Both Low-Power and High- Performance Designs at 90 Nanometer Technology Node
30 May 2006 - 8:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
Agreement Enables Customers to Access ARM Physical IP on SMIC 90nm
Processes via ARM Website at no Charge SHANGHAI, China and
CAMBRIDGE, England, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), one of the leading
foundries in the world ["SMIC", NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 0981.HK], and
ARM [(LSE:ARM); (NASDAQ:ARMHY)] today jointly announced that SMIC
has adopted the ARM(R) Metro(tm) low-power/high density and
Advantage(tm) high- performance products, part of its family of
Artisan(R) physical IP, for SMIC's 90-nanometer(nm) LL (low
leakage) and G (mainstream) processes. The agreement furthers the
companies' collaboration and commitment to enable leading-edge
design and manufacturing solutions via the ARM website at no
charge. "Continuing our collaboration with ARM furthers our
commitment to providing a comprehensive manufacturing roadmap that
includes ARM high-quality, silicon-proven physical IP for
customers," said Paul Ouyang, vice president of Design Services,
SMIC. "Together with ARM, we can offer our customers using our 90nm
processes, access to ARM Metro and Advantage products, which can
shorten design time, minimize risk and accelerate time-to-market
for our customers." ARM Metro low-power/high density IP is
optimized for portable electronic devices and Advantage IP provides
high-speed and low-power performance to meet a wide range of
applications in the consumer, communications and networking
markets. Both Metro and Advantage product portfolios include ARM
standard cell libraries and multiple memory compilers. The Metro
standard cells include power management kits that enable dynamic
and leakage power saving techniques such as clock gating,
multi-voltage islands and power gating. The Metro memory compilers
offer similar advanced power saving features. The Metro and
Advantage IP include ARM's extensive set of views and models
providing integration with many of the industry's leading
electronic design automation (EDA) tools. These views provide
functional, timing and power information for the Metro and
Advantage products over a wide range of operating conditions, thus
allowing designers to implement complex power management systems
that actively control dynamic and leakage power within their SoC.
"SMIC's advanced technology roadmap continues to provide customers
with implementation solutions they are looking for today's SoC
designs," said Neal Carney, vice president of Marketing, Physical
IP, ARM. "With the adoption of both ARM Metro and Advantage
products, SMIC's customers have a choice of optimized physical IP
for their consumer, communications and networking applications."
Availability ARM Metro and Advantage IP design views are expected
to be available during the fourth quarter of 2006 for licensed
customers to download via the ARM website at no charge. Preliminary
'Front End' design views, enabling customers to begin design and
simulation work, are expected to be available at the end of the
second quarter of 2006. About SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation, ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI, HKSE: 0981.HK) is
one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, providing
integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing at 0.35um to 90nm and finer
line technologies to customers worldwide. Established in 2000, SMIC
has four 8-inch wafer fabrication facilities in volume production
in Shanghai and Tianjin. In the first quarter of 2005, SMIC
commenced commercial production at its 12-inch wafer fabrication
facility in Beijing. SMIC also maintains customer service and
marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and a
representative office in Hong Kong. SMIC's pool of talents includes
over 2,500 semiconductor industry experts and technical staff. SMIC
has achieved ISO9001, ISO/TS16949, OHSAS18001, TL9000, BS7799 and
ISO14001 certifications. For additional information, please visit
http://www.smics.com/. About ARM ARM designs the technology that
lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home
and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications.
ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC
microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries,
embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as
well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products.
Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a
total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market
for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is
available at http://www.arm.com/. Safe Harbor Statements (Under the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) Certain
statements contained in this press release, such as statements
regarding the continuing collaboration between SMIC and ARM, may be
viewed as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors (including without
limitation the results of future collaboration between SMIC and
ARM), which may cause actual events, and/or the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of SMIC to be
materially different from any future performance, financial
condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking
statements. Further information regarding these risks,
uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's annual
report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on June 28, 2005 and such other documents
that SMIC may file with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited from time to time. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM
Limited. Metro and Advantage are trademarks of ARM Limited. Artisan
and Artisan Components are registered trademarks of ARM Physical
IP, Inc. All other brands or product names are the property of
their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings
plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional
subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM
France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.;
AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies
Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc. DATASOURCE: ; CONTACT: Contact
Details: ARM PRESS OFFICE: +44-(0)208-846-0797, Nandita Geerdink,
Text 100, +1-415-593-8457, . Michelle Spencer, ARM,
+44-1628-427780, . Claudia Natalia, ARM, +1-(408)-548-3172, . SMIC
Press Contacts: SMIC - Shanghai, Reiko Chang, SMIC,
+86-21-5080-2000 ext 10544, . SMIC - Hong Kong, Calvin Lau / Mei
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