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After two-years in the making, ARM has released the first of its kind SOI library of physical IP for IC designers that will see IBM offer 45nm foundry services for a wide range of potential customers looking for low power benefits of the wafer technology.
"As semiconductor vendors continue in the race toward higher speeds and lower operating power, an alternative to traditional bulk CMOS technology is critical to the continued evolution of the industry," said Joanne Itow, Managing Director, Semico Research Corp. "To date, two major barriers have inhibited the broad adoption of SOI as this alternative - foundry capacity and IP library availability. With today's announcements, ARM and IBM have together taken the first step toward breaking down these barriers and making SOI a viable alternative for many more applications in networking, storage, communication and consumer applications."
The ARM SOI physical IP library is supported by Synopsys, Cadence and Magma tools. SOI wafers are supplied by Soitec.