LSI Corporation and ARM Agree to Expand Strategic Partnership

ARM (News - Alert) has agreed to extend its long-standing strategic partnership with LSI Corporation (News - Alert) to offer energy efficient multicore processors to networking applications.

LSI asserted that as part of the partnership, it offers a complete portfolio of ARM cores in 45nm, 65nm, 90nm, and 130nm technologies. Processor (News - Alert) cores are available as optimized hardmacros and as flexible netlists. LSI's ARM core implementations provide the ease of use and reliability needed for right-first-time designs.

The extended partnership will let LSI have access to ARM Cortex-A15 processor with virtualization support and future ARM processor and also to the ARM on-chip interconnect technology that includes CoreLink cache coherent interconnect system IP for multicore applications.

ARM claimed that the ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor can deliver high performance processing capability, combined with low power consumption to enable compelling products in markets ranging from smartphones, tablets, mobile computing, high-end digital home, servers and wireless infrastructure. The CoreLink interconnect is capable of enhancing system performance and reducing power usage.

The multicore solutions that use the combined power of ARM and LSI are supposed to furnish networking apps with the ability to cater to the ever-increasing bandwidth demands in the most power-efficient manner.

LSI maintained that customers need high-performance, power-efficient solutions to help effectively manage the unprecedented growth in network traffic being driven by smartphones, tablets and cloud-based services, without impacting user experience. The integration of LSI’s leadership in SoC solutions with ARM’s strong ecosystem and leadership in power-efficient cores will lead to exciting new multicore-based solutions for customers.

“We are pleased to extend our long-standing relationship with LSI and help them develop next-generation, differentiated solutions based on ARM technology. The powerful combination of ARM advanced IP and LSI’s leadership in SoC design will enable networking and storage OEMs to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient products to their customers”, said Mike Inglis, executive vice president of processor division at ARM.

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