Intel said companies that design and build ARM-based processors will for the first time be able to use Intel’s manufacturing facilities to make them.
Intel will allow its Intel Custom Foundry customers to use its 10nm FinFET process for ARM cores and Cortex series processors. The move gives Intel a toehold in the mobile processor market after it gave up on its own mobile processors earlier this year. It also gives chipmakers an alternative to existing foundries, such as those operated by Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor.
The ARM Artisan platform includes High Performance and High Density Logic Libraries, Memory Compilers, and POP IP for future ARM mobile cores. Intel said LG plans to “produce a world-class mobile platform based on Intel Custom Foundry’s 10 nm design platform.” LG joins existing Intel Custom Foundry customers Spreadtrum, Achronix, and Altera.
