CAMBRIDGE, England, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Multicore Graphics Solution Revolutionizes User Experiences With
Pioneering Scalability

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

ARM ((LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMH)) today announced the ARM(R) Mali(TM)-400 MP
scalable multiprocessor graphics solution, capable of delivering performance
of up to 1G pixels per second and enabling licensees to serve multiple
product markets with the same architecture, whilst retaining the flexibility
to choose the optimum power, performance and area configuration for their
application. The pioneering Mali-400 MP architecture offers breakthrough
scalability, also reducing costs for developers and OEMs associated with
platform fragmentation, as no changes are required to support one to four
processors.

"Architectural reuse of software and hardware components is of increasing
importance to SoC developers," said Frank Dickson, co-founder and chief
research officer, MultiMedia Intelligence. "The scalability of the ARM
Mali-400 MP GPU, from 300 million to over 1 billion pixels per second, will
enable OEMs to deliver a wide range of market-leading products on the same
underlying architecture, reducing their total cost of ownership and
maximizing ROI."

The ARM family of Mali GPUs is opening up new product markets that will
benefit from graphics acceleration, from mobile feature phones through to
1080p-based iDTVs. Recent Mali GPU licensees in the set-top box market mean
that the consumer experience in the home is set for a radical change.

"We see an increasing need for pixel processing of up to 1G pixels in the
home as HD screens become ubiquitous," said Ola Larsén, vice president of
marketing at TAT, an ARM Mali Developer Relations Program Partner. "The
set-top box and digital TV user interface will never be the same once
graphics acceleration such as Mali technology becomes the standard."

The Mali-400 MP solution builds on ARM's experience and knowledge gained
in the widely-adopted ARM MPCore(TM) technology, implemented in the ARM11(TM)
MPCore and Cortex(TM)-A9 MPCore multicore processors, designed to reduce
system bandwidth, optimize performance and reduce power consumption.

"The battle for consumers' attention across all consumer electronics
product markets means that the graphics acceleration capability of these
devices is rapidly becoming a must-have feature. Consumers expect an equally
compelling user experience when accessing content from their mobile and
digital home entertainment devices," said Michael Dimelow, director of
marketing, Media Processing Division, ARM. "The ARM Mali-400 MP graphics
solution enables our customers to bring scalable graphics processing
performance to a wider range of product markets and more economically than
before."

Power consumption and area efficiency are key aspects of the Mali-400 MP
GPU design. The ability to scale performance to meet different price points
and power budgets allows the Mali-400 MP GPU to address the widest possible
market while bringing significant cost benefits through utilizing the same
single software stack across multiple devices.

The ability to capture the attention of consumers through the display on
their electronic devices, as demonstrated by a range of high-end designs
today, is driving the need for hardware graphics acceleration in a wide range
of consumer devices. The scalable multicore graphics processing design of the
Mali-400 MP solution will help bring graphics acceleration to almost any
device with a screen.

Availability

The ARM Mali-400 MP GPU is available for licensing today. For more
information about the ARM Mali graphics stack, please visit:
http://www.arm.com/products/esd/multimediagraphics_home.html.

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 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors,
enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity
products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive
design services, training, support and maintenance, and 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.

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