[November 21, 2009] Infineon and ARM Partner on Advanced Security Applications Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Infineon Technologies AG and ARM announced a long-term strategic collaboration in the field of security controllers (MCU) for chip card and security applications. Based on the agreement, Infineon will receive an ARMv6M and ARMv7M architecture license. With its own specialized ARM architecture-compliant CPU cores, Infineon will address the current and future needs of the security markets in terms of hardware-based security, combined with the advantages of the 32-bit CPU technology. Infineon is an ARM partner that has an ARM architecture license specifically for security applications. Under this agreement, Infineon is able to integrate its security measures into the heart of the CPU core implementation, while maintaining compatibility with the standard ARM processor instruction set. This approach enables code reuse and access to the ARM development ecosystem. Infineon aims to have products in volume production by the second half of 2011, initially targeting the Multimedia SIM cards market. In addition, Infineon will combine the ARM architecture and its "Integrity Guard" hardware security technology, designed for use in highly demanding chip card-based and security applications, in future products for security segments. "With this strategic cooperation, Infineon consequently follows its strategy to base its security products on its own cores. We will create proprietary security cores which combine our state-of-the-art security features along with the specific benefits of the ARM architecture, offering high performance, low power and the ARM ecosystem," said Dr. Helmut Gassel, President of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon Technologies. "In the forefront of hardware-based security developments, Infineon will continue to drive innovation, resulting in superior security products for the benefit of our customers." "Our agreement with Infineon is a clear demonstration of collaborative differentiation further extending the applicability of the ARM architecture to the most demanding security applications," said Mike Inglis, EVP and GM, Processor Division, ARM. "We continue to enjoy considerable success in the smartcard market with our SecurCore processors and our collaboration with Infineon is an element of our ongoing strategy to enable developers in the embedded security market to be able to utilize the ARM architecture in their future designs." More Information: http://www.arm.com www.infineon.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]