CAMBRIDGE, England, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Subscription License Grants Renesas Access to Industry-Leading ARM 
Processors for Next-Generation Mobile and Consumer Devices

ARM (LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY), today announced that ARM and Renesas 
Technology Corp have signed a subscription license that gives Renesas full 
access to all ARM(R) processor IP for future-generation products. The 
agreement also enables Renesas to obtain access to new ARM technology to meet 
demands for low-power system solutions for mobile applications, digital home 
electronics and office automation systems. The subscription licensing model 
is the first of its kind for ARM's Japanese customer base, and expands a 
long-term strategic technology partnership between ARM and Renesas 
Technology.

As end-users seek increased functionality and capabilities from their
mobile phones and portable devices, the ability to run multiple applications
with minimal power drain is crucial. The latest processor solutions from ARM
enable this benefit in a wide variety of end products.

"In its bid to create comprehensive solutions, Renesas Technology has
been developing buses and memory interface architectures that deliver
high-speed data transmission and storage, as well as developing software
drivers and middleware that utilize these systems' performance, based on CPU
cores and IP technology," said Shiro Baba, board director and executive
general manager of Renesas Technology's Systems Solution Business Group.
"While Renesas Technology already offers powerful SuperH(TM) CPU cores, and
is newly developing low power CPU RX series for MCU products, in response to
our customers' requests for a broader product range we are complementing our
products with ARM's widely used processors. The new licence from ARM gives us
an optimal SoC solution, enabling us to provide a wide range of CPUs from
both Renesas Technology and ARM."

"In a constantly evolving marketplace, ARM is committed to empowering its
Partners with the resources they need to not only remain competitive today,
but to meet future technology challenges head-on," said Tudor Brown, chief
operating officer, ARM. "The combination of ARM's advanced processor
technology and Renesas Technology's leadership in advanced SoC development
and mass production forms a solid foundation for the development of
pioneering semiconductor products."

Since 2004, ARM has licensed proven processor technology to Renesas, for
mobile SoC design and ASIC design in consumer applications.

ARM latest processers

As the industry's leading provider of 32-bit embedded RISC
microprocessors, with in excess of ten billion processors being shipped by
its Partners since the company was formed in 1990, ARM offers a wide range of
processors based on a common architecture to deliver optimum performance
together with low power consumption and system cost. Advanced processors such
as the ARM CortexTM-A8 processor more than meet the requirements for
power-optimized mobile devices, needing full functionality at less than
300mW, and in performance-optimized consumer applications requiring 2000
Dhrystone MIPS. Targeted implementations of the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore(TM)
multicore processor enable mobile devices with increased peak performance by
utilizing the design flexibility and advanced power management techniques
offered by the ARM MPCore technology to maintain operation within tight
mobile power budgets.

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
avaailable at http://www.arm.com

ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. Cortex and MPCore are
trademarks of ARM Limited. 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 Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting
(Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; ARM
Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Norway, AS.