Nordic Semiconductor and Arm new licensing agreement
Summary
The ATA license guarantees Nordic access to the widest range of Arm IP, tools, support, and training for its current and future products, including multiprotocol, Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, and DECT NR+ solutions. The new deal extends the long-term partnership between the companies, stretching back to the launch of the Arm-powered Nordic nRF51 Series multiprotocol Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) in 2012. Today, our product roadmap builds on this legacy by leveraging even more powerful processors and multicore solutions to run the most advanced application software and machine learning [ML] models. Through this agreement, we will have unlimited access to the leading-edge processor and security technology demanded by those products.” “New workload requirements for AI at the edge mean embedded devices need more and more compute capabilities,” says Paul Williamson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, IoT Line of Business, Arm. Many of these applications will demand complex software and ML models that in turn require powerful processor resources to run – without compromising battery life.