The Arm Architecture:
The Path to the Future ofComputing
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Arm at All Stages in a Connected World

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Specialized Processing Is the Key to Compute Innovation
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A Balance of Standardization for Partner SuccessFixedLow Flexibility

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Introducing Armv9: The Secure Architecture for All Workloads

Armv9
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Digital Signal Processing

Powering the next
300 billion chips

Improved Security

Full Armv8 compatibility

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Enabling Global ML Ubiquity
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Extending Vector Processing for DSP, ML and xR Workloads

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Securing the Future

6 Trillion
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PSA Certified
Providing confidence in devices' security properties
PSA Certified Levels

Depth of testing• Standard security goals, threat models
and architecture specifications• Tiered certification scheme• Regulation alignment• >60 certified products from >35 partners

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Arm Confidential Compute ArchitectureRise of computing as a distributed utility requires us to re-evaluate trust relationships
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Arm Confidential Compute Architecture introduces Realms –securing the application and data away from the host system

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Confidential Compute in Action
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Memory Safety Problems Persist
Microsoft Security Response CenterThe Chromium Project• “~70% of the vulnerabilities addressed througha security update each year continue to bememory safety issues”• “ … around 70% of our serious security bugs arememory safety problems.”

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Working in Partnership to Improve Security
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A New Architectural Foundation for Security
University collaboration on “CHERI” capability architecture

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Morello: Major Program to Design New Processor Security
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Breach has
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Armv9: Trusted Compute for the Decade Ahead

Providingthe building blocks forthe future of compute17© 2021 ArmBalancing
standardization for
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