CAMBRIDGE, England, October 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- TMC, HED and HHNEC are First Partners to Support New Foundry Program 
Specifically Targeted at Secure Applications

ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] today announced the launch of the new
ARM(R) SecurCore(TM) Foundry Program, with fabless design houses TMC and HED,
and pure-play foundry HHNEC, as the first Partners to enlist in the Program.
This initiative enables fabless design companies to license the ARM SecurCore
SC100(TM) processor technology, optimized for smart card and secure
applications, and have their designs manufactured with the support of
accredited foundries.

The strict market requirements in major smart card segments such as SIM,
conditional access, multimedia and identification applications, are driving
the demand for low-power 32-bit RISC microprocessing technology. According to
market experts at IMS Research, by 2010 more than six billion smart cards
will be in use worldwide with 50 per cent of those deployed in Asia, and
around 3.5 billion will be sold each year. In addition IMS Research predicts
that the market to 2010 will be increasingly driven by the Asia Pacific
region with the need to install more secure, complex applications on smart
cards, increasingly supported by local suppliers.

"We are seeing a strong demand from our Partners, particularly in China,
for ARM solutions targeting the next generation 32-bit smart card market,"
said Jun Tan, president, ARM China. "Our Partners are aggressively seeking
significant design enhancements for their secure applications, and through
the newly established SecurCore Foundry Program, and member companies such as
TMC, HED and HHNEC, we are now able to provide our Partners around the world
with IP targeted to the smart card industry."

The new ARM SecurCore Foundry Program, an adaptation of the well
established Processor Foundry Program, is an authorized foundry ecosystem for
cost-effective smart card and secure IC applications. The Program extends
ARM's Partnership with fabless design companies and foundries by expanding
the availability and supply of 32-bit smart cards.

"The challenges of meeting the security demands of smart card mandates
can be very high," said Dr. Xu Lei, CTO, TMC. "Through ARM's new innovative
program, we will be able to meet the strict market requirements for designs
more easily with the backing of leading foundries such as HHNEC."

"The ARM SecurCore processor is widely recognised as the leading 32-bit
solution for smart card solutions," said Mr. Shiping Jiang, Deputy General
Manager, HED. "We licensed the ARM922T(TM) processor through the ARM
Processor Foundry Program in 2005 and we are pleased to extend our
Partnership with ARM in 32-bit smart card applications through this SecurCore
Foundry program."

"ARM processors have been in high demand among our customers, and we are
delighted to expand our relationship with ARM to enable more widespread use
of SecurCore smart card technology," said Dr. Leiping Lai, VP and CMO of
HHNEC. "The Partnership with ARM, TMC and HED will enable us to provide HHNEC
customers with ARM SecurCore processors for faster and more secure 
applications, enabling us to offer a more comprehensive range of secure 
functionality."

Members of the ARM SecurCore Foundry Program will gain access to secure
processor designs from ARM. Through the program, fabless design companies
will receive the SecurCore design kit with manufacturing enabled through
approved foundries. This success-based model ensures the secure details of
the design remain solely within the design company and allows innovation
through lower barriers to entry.

Following the recent agreement between ARM and Embest (see: ARM Invests
in Embest to Underline Support for the Chinese Embedded System Design
Community, September 5, 2007) members of the SecurCore Foundry Program in
China can now also benefit from direct access to the ARM RealView(R)
Microcontroller Development Kit which is ideal for developing the firmware
that will run on smart cards. In addition, members will gain access to ARM
Artisan(R) Physical IP solutions which will provide members with ultra
low-cost, and low-power implementation via the Metro(TM) low-power platform -
comprehensive IP designed specifically for performance-oriented, portable
electronic devices.

About the ARM Foundry Program

The ARM Foundry Program is an innovative business model that enables
fabless semiconductor companies in emerging markets to gain access to ARM
processor technology for use in the design and manufacture of advanced
system-on-chip (SoC) solutions.

The Program offers a flexible partnership model that accelerates the
time-to-market for ARM processor-based designs and enables OEMs, which do not
have access to fabrication facilities, to work directly with an approved ARM
semiconductor foundry. Unlike a traditional ARM license, where a licensee
gains both manufacturing and design rights, the ARM Foundry Program builds a
three-way partnership between ARM, an approved silicon foundry, and a fabless
semiconductor companies.

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital
products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to
imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive
product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines,
graphics 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.

ARM and RealView are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. SecurCore,
SC100 and Metro are trademarks of ARM Limited. Artisan Components and Artisan
are registered trademarks of ARM Physical IP, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of ARM. 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
Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc.; and ARM Norway AS.