ARM has announced the release of new maths libraries that are precision tuned for 64-bit ARMv8-A processors. ARM Performance Libraries are foundational maths routines designed to enable the maximum performance of computational software running on ARM-based HPC (High-performance computing) servers and systems.

ARM announced the ARM Cortex-A35 processor, a new standard-bearer for efficiency among 64-bit capable processors. The processor is the first CPU in a new family of ultra-high-efficiency ARMv8-A processors designed for high-growth mobile and embedded applications. Cortex-A35 has been designed to open up greater user experiences enabled by the ARMv8-A architecture with its 64- and 32-bit computational capability and complete set of cryptography fea...

ARM has driven security for devices based on ARM Cortex-M processors into the hardware layer to ensure developers have a fast and efficient way of protecting any embedded or IoT device. This is achieved with ARM TrustZone technology, now available as a feature within the latest ARMv8-M architecture being launched at ARM TechCon 2015. TrustZone helps secure data, firmware and peripherals by creating separate trusted and non-trusted states across t...

ARM and HeartToHeart Networks have announced a secure digital health solution for use by healthcare providers caring for patients with neurodegenerative conditions. This Remote Health Management (RHM) solution utilises mobile devices enabled with a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) based on ARM TrustZone technology combined with HeartToHeart’s Structured Intelligence care management platform.

ARM is releasing a new suite of products to accelerate secure IoT technology deployments at scale by businesses. The ARMmbed IoT Device Platform products and technologies will be unveiled at ARM TechCon 2015, Santa Clara, CA, from the 10th-12th Nov. The release includes mbed Device Connector, a free service that businesses can use to connect and securely manage IoT devices. It also includes the enhanced mbed OS (Technology Preview version) and ne...

Designed to enhance system performance and efficiency in next-gen premium mobile devices, ARM has announced new CoreLink system IP. The CoreLink CCI-550 interconnect enables ARM big.LITTLE processing and a fully coherent GPU while lowering latency and increasing peak throughput while the CoreLink DMC-500 memory controller provides higher bandwidth and latency response for processors and display.

ARM is continuing its support for China’s expanding IoT industry by providing a new cloud-enabled education kit for universities. The ARM IoT Education Kit will teach students how to use the ARM mbed IoT Device Platform, create smartphone apps and control connected devices such as a robot or a mini weather station to gather temperature, humidity and air pressure data.

Carbon Design Systems, a leading supplier of cycle-accurate virtual prototyping solutions, has been acquired by ARM to deliver design optimisation, time-to-market and cost-efficiency gains for its partners. As part of this acquisition, Carbon’s staff, product portfolio and other business assets will transfer to ARM.

Enabling smartphone-quality visuals on wearable and IoT devices, the ARM Mali-470 GPU delivers an enhanced user interface for power-constrained products. It is designed for use in smart watches, home gateways and appliances, industrial control panels and healthcare monitors and is available for immediate licensing, with the first Mali-470 enabled devices expected in late 2016.

ARM is making it far easier to design, prototype and produce SoC components by offering free pre-commercialisation use of ARM Cortex-M0 processor IP and low-cost FPGA prototyping. Available through the ARM DesignStart portal, the package includes: a Cortex-M0 processor and System Design Kit (SDK), featuring system IP, peripherals, test bench and software; and a free 90 day license for the full suite of ARM Keil Microcontroller Development Kit (MD...

Microsoft has certified the ARM mbed Enabled Freescale FRDM-K64F development board for IoT products that securely gather and channel data into the public cloud platform, Microsoft Azure. This is the first ARM mbed board tested and verified by Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT to support the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite. Microsoft Azure is an open, flexible and trusted cloud platform used by the majority of Fortune 500 companies.

A new device to help tackle sleep apnea has claimed first prize in the ARM Smart Product Design Competition. The Apnea Observer was designed by developer Clemente di Caprio from Rome, Italy, who has been awarded $5,000 to help advance his prototype. Sleep apnea affects up to a quarter of the general population, according to the British Journal of Anaesthesia, with 90% of sufferers remaining undiagnosed. If left untreated, this chronic sleep condi...

New wearable technologies including a malaria alert bracelet for infants, a water purification band and an ear-worn pneumonia monitor are among the 10 ideas selected for the final stage of the Wearables for Good design challenge. Launched in May 2015 by partners UNICEF, ARM and frog, the objective was to create the most globally inclusive design competition ever. Less than three months later, teams and individuals from 46 countries covering six c...

ARM has partnered with Thundersoft to establish the ARM Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator. The collaboration creates an IoT one-stop shop for startups and established OEMs, providing integrated hardware and software expertise as well as resources from the ARM ecosystem. The Beijing facility is the first of four planned and is aimed at further advancing China's IoT industry.

ARM has launched a university alliance partnership that allows industry partners to develop high quality teaching materials based on their own technologies for engineering students around the world. The hardware and software kits will be centred around ARM teaching materials and will offer the most up-to-date professional-standard platforms and tools. The programme will launch through partnerships with leading Chinese technology companies Beijing...

The Wearables for Good design challenge is rapidly turning into one of the most inclusive global technology races ever, attracting more than 600 registrations so far from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and North and South America all vying for two winning places. With the entry deadline approaching rapidly (4th August), the Wearables for Good challenge website is seeing 5,000 page views per week with browsers' ages ranging from 18 to 60 years-old a...

The BBC and partners have unveiled the BBC micro:bit – a pocket-sized, codeable computer that allows children to get creative with technology.

To enable the creation of next-gen devices capable of delivering even more compelling visual experiences, ARM has signed an expansive long-term graphics technology agreement with Samsung. The subscription license covers ARM Mali GPUs including the Mali-T820/830/860, the recently announced Mali-T880 and all future Mali GPUs.

To enable the fast and efficient development of highly customised chips for smart connect devices, ARM has announced its latest hardware subsystem. The ARM IoT subsystem for ARM Cortex-M processors is optimised for use with ARM's most efficient processor and radio technologies, physical IP and ARM mbed OS.

An IP tooling suite that enables SoC designers to configure, create and assemble IP-based systems over the course of days rather than months has been introduced by ARM. The suite comprises Socrates DE, CoreSight Creator and CoreLink Creator. CoreLink Creator will easily configure and implement the CoreLink NIC-450 Network Interconnect, which is the follow-on to the CoreLink NIC-400.