ARM for smart card applications launched SecurCore SC300 processor

CPU based on Cortex-M3 processor with advanced safety features and power efficiency

Shanghai, November 14, 2007 — ARM company (LSE: ARM, NASDAQ: ARMHY) today in France Paris CARTES & Identification was released on 2007 for contactless smart cards and USB as well as embedded security applications ARM SecurCore SC300 processor.

This new product is based on the popular Cortex-M3 processor combines global smart cards are currently the most widely used to authorize the use of 32-bit RISC CPU: ARM SecurCore processor has been proven security features, as well as Thumb-2 instruction set architecture code efficiency, power efficiency and up to twice the performance.

With three leading non-contact IC vendors, SecurCore SC300 processor to add more functionality embedded smart card or SIM card and the additional chip area.

In addition, SC300 processor also has a fast real-time processing performance of multiple interfaces, can be used to brand new high speed and non-contact type applications, including smart card Web server (SWCS) and near field communication (NFC).

ARM company segment Vice President Ian Drew said: "from credit card and electronic wallet to the mobile phone SIM cards, electronic passports and ID cards, smart cards have become we use everyday.

With the smart card is required to support more complex application and safety performance, the market will continue to shift from the 8-bit processors in 32-bit processor. SecurCore SC300 processor provides powerful system performance and very low power consumption, and adopted a similar programming environment greatly simplifies to 32-bit smart card platform. ”

Frost & Sullivan company smart card sector Anoop Ubhey worldwide project Director said: "the SIM card, identification and payment is currently promoting the global smart card market in various areas of development.

On the smart card's demand is also growing, in part from the Government and enterprises to continuously improve safety awareness. Secure 32-bit platforms, such as ARM SecurCore SC300 processor for promoting smart card perfect level of development is very important. ”

SecurCore SC300 processor offers a comprehensive set of techniques and tools to help smart card OEM manufacturers to accelerate software development.

In addition, smart card emulation can also be carried out before the vote tablets, realized in hardware and software development in the early stages of cooperation, thereby accelerating time to market.

SecurCore SC300 processor as a basis for ARM Cortex-M3 processor is designed for the needs of many low-cost markets and applications and the development of the markets and applications, memory and processor of area on equipment costs have a significant effect.

Cortex-M3 processor brings together a variety of techniques to reduce the storage area, at the same time in a small, highly power efficient RISC kernels provide industry-leading performance, thereby becoming a to speed up the global application of tens of thousands of components from the traditional to the 32-bit microcontrollers ideal platform for the transfer.

This ensures SC300 processor and other arm processor full compatibility, you can directly access ARM RealView microcontroller Development Kit (MDK) instant support.

This development kit is ideal for developers to run on a smart card firmware (firmware). To learn more about SecurCore SC300 processor ARM, please visit: www.arm.com.

Product time to market SecurCore SC300 processor ARM and related support technology are now available through authorized access.

On the design of advanced ARMARM company digital product core application technology, application areas range from mobile, home and business solutions to the embedded and emerging applications.

ARM provides a wide range of products, including: the 16/32-bit RISC microprocessor, data engines, graphics processors, digital cell libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog and high-speed connectivity products. ARM company, in collaboration with numerous technology partners, a leading electronics company provides fast, stable, complete solution. For more details on ARM company, visit the company Web site www.arm.com or Chinese website www.arm.com/chinese.