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ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) have agreed to collaborate in order to optimise next-generation 64-bit ARM processors for the FinFET process technology.
The two companies have extended their previously agreed-upon collaboration beyond 20nm.
The collaboration will optimise the next generation of 64-bit ARM processors based on the ARMv8 architecture, ARM Artisan physical intellectual property (IP), and TSMC's FinFET process technology, delivering both high performance and energy efficiency.
The collaboration will enable sharing of technical information and feedback between the two companies. ARM will leverage process information to optimise the power, performance and area (PPA) of the overall solution to reduce risk and encourage early adoption.
TSMC will use the latest ARM processors and technology to benchmark and tune advanced FinFET process technologies. The collaboration will result in improved silicon process, physical IP and processor technology that together will enable new system-on-chip (SoC) innovation and shorten time-to-market.
The ARMv8 architecture introduces a new energy-efficient 64-bit execution state to meet the performance demands of high-end mobile, enterprise and server applications. The 64-bit architecture has been designed specifically to enable energy-efficient implementations.
TSMC's FinFET process promises speed and power improvements as well as leakage reduction, helping overcome the barriers to further scaling of advanced SoC technology.