23rd Jun 2006 07:00
ARM Holdings PLC23 June 2006 ARM STRENGTHENS ITS 3D GRAPHICS IP PORTFOLIO THROUGH FALANX ACQUISITION CAMBRIDGE, UK - June 23, 2006 - ARM ((LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)), today announcedit has acquired Falanx Microsystems AS, an innovative graphics IP company. Theprivately-owned company is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, and has netassets of NOK 2 million. "The graphics market for mobile, automotive and home applications, isincreasingly important to ARM due to the rapidly growing usage of electronicdevices with graphics capabilities; the estimated total available market forembedded 3D hardware is set to grow from 135m units in 2006 to more than 435munits in 2010*," said Mike Inglis, EVP, Marketing and Business Development, ARM."The acquisition of Falanx will enable us to build upon our existing graphicsactivity and to drive the adoption of feature-rich, multimedia embeddedsolutions with a complementary ecosystem for developers." Falanx develops graphics accelerator IP and software for semiconductorsystem-on-chip (SoC) vendors that deliver high-quality multimedia images withoutcompromising performance, power consumption or system cost. The acquisition fitsthe ARM strategy of enabling users to create SoCs seamlessly in their designprocess. The Mali(TM)Graphics Processor Unit (GPU) is a combination of hardwareand software that enables industry-leading 3D graphics and video on mobilephones, portable media players, set-top boxes, handheld gaming devices andinfotainment systems (including automotive). "Adding the Mali graphics technology to the ARM(R) portfolio will enable moreintegrated solutions for SoCs in multimedia rich embedded applications," saidBorgar Ljosland, CEO, Falanx Microsystems AS. "Mali graphics IP is complementaryto ARM technology, and through this acquisition we will be able to deliverpower-efficient OpenGL ES 2.0 solutions." Falanx will become a new Graphics IP Business Unit within ARM, and will be ledby Pascal Peru as general manager. * Source: Jon Peddie Research 2006 About ARM ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products,from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emergingapplications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISCmicroprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embeddedmemories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analogfunctions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company'sbroad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers afast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. Moreinformation on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com ENDS ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product namesare the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARMHoldings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited;and the regional subsidiaries ARM, Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM TaiwanLtd.; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYSDesign Automation Inc.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.;and ARM Physical IP, Inc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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