Broadcom teams up with ARM for mobile devices

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ARM processors will be used in mobile and wireless products following a deal with semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom, it was announced today.

The licensing agreement will utilise the ARM Cortex-A9 multicore processor, as the company claims just a single core processor is capable of delivering twice the performance of today’s smartphone processors.

The deal will also see ARM’s NEON single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) technology for the Cortex A series processors being used in feature-rich applications such as gaming.

Mike Inglis, executive vice president and general manager of the Processor Division at ARM, said in a statement: “By leveraging the performance and power efficiency benefits of the Cortex family of processors along with the other advanced ARM technology, Broadcom can offer feature-rich, future proof solutions for every segment of the wireless market.”

The companies have yet to confirm what specific products will make use of the tech.

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