14 DAY TRIAL // Today, chip maker ARM and South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced the signing of a licensing agreement through which the handset vendor receives access to the high performance, low-power ARM Cortex processor and ARM Mali GPU series.
The agreement between the two companies covers the Cortex-A15 MPCore and Cortex-A9 MPCore application processors, along with the ARM Mali-T604 GPU, as well as the ARM CoreLink interconnect and system IP.
“Working with technology leaders, such as LG Electronics, has helped ARM to develop the most advanced, energy efficient processors for use in key markets, such as home and mobile computing,” said Ian Drew, Executive Vice President of Marketing, ARM.
“With access to the latest ARM IP, LG will be well positioned to maintain its technology leadership and drive innovation in display technology and smart connected devices.”
The mobile phone maker announced that the new deal would offer it the possibility to reinforce its already strong technology leadership.
The company aims at packing the ARM technology in a wide range of products, starting with mobile phones and tablet PCs, and going all the way to set top boxes (STB), digital TV, or smart grids.
LG has licensed the ARM technology in 1995 first, and already packed ARM processors in various products it launched on shelves, including handsets and Digital TVs.
“LG's relationship with ARM over a number of years has provided significant value to our overall business. In addition, the ARM ecosystem has provided LG with partners to help differentiate our product offering,” said Boik Sohn, VP and Head of System IC Center, LG Electronics.
“The scalability of ARM processing solutions combined with the software ecosystem will enable smart, open platform systems, and drive connectivity and web enabled interactions.
“This new licensing agreement will provide LG with the next generation processor technology that will allow us to maintain leadership in display enabled connected devices, such as smart digital TV's and smart phones, and drive our platform strategy.”