ARM Company Milestones

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) spins out of Acorn and Apple Computer's collaboration efforts with a charter to create a new microprocessor standard. VLSI Technology becomes an investor and the first licensee