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developers in the ARM ecosystem ARM acquires Geomerics Design center in India established to focus on planar and FinFet CMOS technologies ARM Mali-T760 and Mali-T720 GPUs unveiled Accumulated shipments of ARM-based chips exceeds 50 billion chips ARM sponsors Economist Intelligence Unit’s report, The Internet of Things Business Index: A quiet Revolution Gathers Pace Warren East receives the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce 2012 ARM, Gemalto and G&D form joint venture to deliver next-generation mobile security First Windows RT (Windows on ARM) devices revealed ARM, AMD, Imagination, MediaTek and Texas Instruments founding members of Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation ARM and TSMC work together on FinFET process technology for next-generation 64-bit ARM processors ARM forms first UK forum to create technology blueprint “Internet of Things” devices ARM named one of Britain’s Top Employers MIT Technology Review named ARM in its list of 50 Most Innovative Companies 2011 ARM ranked #12 in FastCompany’s 50 Most Innovative Companies WIRED magazine named Warren East in the UK’s Most Influential Leaders ARM CEO Warren East makes Barron’s list of the World’s Top 30 CEOs ARM was again included in the FTSE4Good Index, designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally-recognized corporate responsibility standards ARM granted Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation Category) Microsoft unveils Windows on ARM at CES 2011 IBM and ARM collaborate to provide comprehensive design platforms down to 14nm ARM and UMC extend partnership into 28nm Cortex-A7 processor launched Big.LITTLE processing announced, linking Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 processors ARMv8 architecture unveiled at TechCon AMP announce license and plans for first ARMv8-based processor ARM Mali-T658 GPU launched ARM expands R&D presence in Taiwan with Hsinchu Design Center ARM and Avnet launch Embedded Software Store (ESS) ARM, Cadence and TSMC tape out first 20nm Cortex-A15 multicore processor 2010 Giesecke & Devrient secure mobile payments announcement via ARM TrustZone and G&D's Mobicore technologies ARM launches Cortex-M4 processor for high performance digital signal control ARM together with key Partners form Linaro to speed rollout of Linux based devices Microsoft becomes ARM Architecture Licensee ARM & TSMC sign long-term agreement to achieve optimized Systems-on-Chip based on ARM processors, extending down to 20nm ARM extends performance range of processor offering with the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor ARM Mali becomes the most widely licensed embedded GPU architecture ARM Mali-T604 Graphics Processing Unit introduced providing industry-leading graphics performance with an energy-efficient profile ARM announces Corelink 400 series of AMBA 4 protocol-compliant system IP 2009 ARM announces 2GHz capable Cortex-A9 dual core processor implementation ARM invests in Japanese software vendor eSOL to develop enhanced platforms for next-generation automotive electronics ARM launches its smallest, lowest power, most energy efficient processor, Cortex-M0 ARM Ltd. receives Best Companies accreditation ARM extends its leadership in media processing by acquiring Logipard AB 2008 ARM announces 10 billionth processor shipment ARM wins Britain's Top Employer Award 2008 from crf.com ARM announces Industry First silicon-on-Insulator Physical IP for IBM's 45nm SOI Foundry ARM Mali-200 GPU Worlds First to achieve Khronos Open GL ES 2.0 conformance at 1080p HDTV resolution 2007 Five billionth ARM Powered processor shipped to the mobile device market ARM Cortex-M1 processor launched – the first ARM processor designed specifically for implementation on FPGAs AMBA Adaptive Verification IP launched RealView Profiler for Embedded Software Analysis introduced ARM unveils Cortex-A9 processors for scalable performance and low-power designs ARM Introduces SecurCore SC300 Processor For Smart Card Applications Warren East, CEO, wins Orange Business Leader of the Year Award 2006 IEEE honors ARM with its 2006 Corporate Innovation Recognition award. ARM Cortex-A8 processor recognized as "Best In 2005" by four leading electronics industry publications 2005 ARM listed by Electronic Business as one of the ten most significant companies in electronics over the past 30 years ARM acquired Keil Software ARM Cortex-A8 processor announced ARM launched DesignStart Program 2004 ARM acquired Artisan Components Inc. The ARM Cortex family of processors, based on the ARMv7 architecture, is announced. The ARM Cortex-M3 is announced in conjunction, as the first of the new family of processors ARM Cortex-M3 processor announced, the first of a new Cortex family of processor cores NEON media acceleration technology announced ARM technology licensed to Aplix, Atheros, Broadcom, CSR, Kawasaki, NEC, Socle, Sony Ericsson, Thomson, Toshiba, Samsung and ZRRT ARM acquired Axys Design Automation MPCore multiprocessor launched, the first integrated multiprocessor OptimoDE technology launched, the groundbreaking embedded signal processing core 2003 ARM acquired Adelante Technologies, Belgium TrustZone technology announced, providing a secure platform at the heart of ARM cores AMBA 3.0 (AXI) methodology announced STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments joined by ARM and Nokia as founding members of the MIPI Alliance, to define open standards for mobile application processors CoreSight real-time debug and trace solution for multi-core systems announced 2002 ARM announced that it had shipped over one billion of its microprocessor cores to date ARM technology licensed to Seagate, Broadcom, Philips, Matsushita, Micrel, eSilicon, Chip Express and ITRI ARM launched the ARM11 microarchitecture ARM launches its RealView family of development tools Flextronics became the first ARM Licensing Partner program member, allowing it to sub-license ARM technology to its own customers 2001 ARM's share of the 32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor market grew to 76.8 per cent ARM announced new ARMv6 architecture Fujitsu, Global UniChip, Samsung and Zeevo licensed ARM technology ARM acquired key technologies and an embedded debug design team from Noral Micrologics Ltd Warren East appointed Chief Executive Officer ARM Connected Community established 2000 Agilent, Altera, Micronas, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Sanyo, Triscend and ZTEIC licensed ARM technology ARM launched SecurCore family for smartcards ARM acquired Allant Software and Infinite Designs ARM invested $2m in Parthus Technologies plc ARM formed equity alliance with CoWare TSMC and UMC became members of ARM Foundry Program 1999 LSI Logic, STMicroelectronics and Fujitsu licensed ARM technology ARM joined FTSE 100 Index ARM introduced PrimeCell peripherals ARM announced synthesizable ARM9E processor with enhanced signal processing ARM acquired Micrologic 1998 HP, IBM, Matsushita, Seiko Epson and Qualcomm licensed ARM technology Flotation of ARM Holdings plc on LSE and NASDAQ (17 April 1998) ARM developed synthesizable version of the ARM7TDMI core ARM Partners shipped more than 50 million ARM Powered products 1997 Hyundai, Lucent, Philips, Rockwell and Sony licensed ARM technology ARM and Sun announced direct JavaOS support for ARM RISC architecture ARM acquired 45% shareholding in PALMCHIP ARM9TDMI family announced 1996 Alcatel, OKI, Rohm and Yamaha licensed ARM technology ARM and VLSI Technology introduced the ARM810 microprocessor ARM and Microsoft worked together to extend Windows CE to the ARM architecture 1995 ARM announced the Thumb architecture extension, which gives 32-bit RISC performance at 16-bit system cost and offers industry-leading code density ARM launched Software Development Toolkit First StrongARM core from Digital Semiconductor 1994 AKM (Asahi Kasei Microsystems) and Samsung licensed ARM technology ARM opened offices in Los Gatos, California, USA; and Tokyo, Japan 1993 Cirrus Logic and Texas Instruments licensed ARM technology Nippon Investment and Finance became ARM's fourth investor ARM introduced the ARM7 core 1992 GEC Plessey and Sharp licensed ARM technology 1991 ARM introduced its first embeddable RISC core, the ARM6 solution 1990 Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) spins out of Acorn and Apple Computer's collaboration efforts with a charter to create a new microprocessor standard. 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