ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) is a well-known companies in the microprocessor industry, it is design a large number of RISC processors, related technologies and software. There is characteristics of high-performance, low-cost and low power consumption. Since the formal inception in 1990, ARM constantly made breakthroughs in the field of the 32-bit RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) CPU ，its structure has been developed from the V3 to V6. The design of the cores with low power consumption and low costsignificant , so it has get a lots support from large number of semiconductor manufacturers and machine manufacturers , it had great success in the 32-bit embedded applications, now holds more than 75% market in the 32 Bit RISC embedded. Have been all over the industrial control, consumer electronics, communications systems, network systems, wireless systems and other markets.
ARM never production and sales of chips but rather licensing the technology to the world of many famous semiconductor, software and OEM manufacturers, Any manufacturers can gain unique ARM-related technologies and services. With this partnership, ARM soon become the RISC’s standard in the world. Now the design and production ARM chip international companies more than 50.
Currently, a total of 30 semiconductor company had signed hardware technology licensing agreement with ARM, including Intel, IBM, LG Semiconductor, NEC, SONY, Philips and National Semiconductor. As a partner in software systems, include Microsoft, Sun, and MRI and a series of well-known companies.
ARM is the first designed for low-budget market in the RISC microprocessors architecture.
Expansion of ARM architecture include:
• Thumb 16-bit instruction set, in order to improve code density;
• DSP applications of arithmetic instruction set;
• Jazeller allows direct implementation of Java byte code.
ARM processor family provides solutions include:
• wireless, consumer electronics and imaging applications open platform;
• storage, automation, industrial, and network applications for embedded real-time systems;
• Smart card and SIM card security applications.
Union components advantage: with Samsung, STMicroelectronics, Atmel, Winbond and other authorized parties of ARM has maintained good relations and Union components is committed to marketing activities ARM chip and the corresponding solution of the product.