Japanese electronics leader NEC and mobile microprocessor mainstay ARM have announced a long-term collaboration initiative toward new multiprocessor-based cores for mobile devices and other multimedia applications. NEC and Britain-based ARM said they will codevelop and comarket the next-generation multiprocessing core based on technology from both companies. Also, though they did not indicate when they will begin shipping the new CPU cores, the companies said the deal is aimed at extending their technology to support application-rich environments.
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NEC, ARM Team on New Multiprocessor Core
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 20, 2003 09:25 AMJapanese electronics leader NEC and mobile microprocessor mainstay ARM have announced a long-term collaboration initiative toward new multiprocessor-based cores for mobile devices and other multimedia applications. NEC and Britain-based ARM said they will codevelop and comarket the next-generation multiprocessing core based on technology from both companies. Also, though they did not indicate when they will begin shipping the new CPU cores, the companies said the deal is aimed at extending their technology to support application-rich environments.