ARM, UMC Report Availability Of New ARM Artisan Physical IP Solution

(RTTNews) - ARM and United Microelectronics Corp. or UMC, a semiconductor foundry, announced the availability of a new ARM Artisan physical IP solution on 55 nm to accelerate the development of ARM processor-based embedded systems and Internet of Things applications.

According to the company, UMC's 55nm ultra-low-power process technology is emerging as an ideal solution for energy-efficient IoT applications.

The new physical IP offering will enable silicon design teams to speed up and simplify the bring-up of ARM-based SoC designs for IoT and other embedded applications.

The Artisan physical IP platform will enhance the ULP technology from UMC to maximize power efficiency and reduce leakage. Features like thick gate oxide support and long, multi-channel library options give SoC designers multiple tools to help optimize IoT applications.