The entrance to ARM's headquarters in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge

ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) Ltd is a microprocessor design company headquartered in England, founded in 1990 by Hermann Hauser. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: ARM) and NASDAQ (symbol: ARMHY). Download high resolution version (1132x849, 280 KB)ARM Ltd headquarters building in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. ... Download high resolution version (1132x849, 280 KB)ARM Ltd headquarters building in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Reduced Instruction Set Computing, is a Microprocessor CPU design philosophy that favors a smaller and simpler set of instructions that all take about the same amount of time to execute. ... A limited company (Ltd. ... Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386 A microprocessor (abbreviated as µP or uP) is an electronic computer central processing unit (CPU) made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) (aka microchip or just chip). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hermann Maria Hauser (CBE FREng FinstP CPhys) was born on 23 October 1948 in Vienna, Austria. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange market located in London. ... NASDAQ, originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is a stock exchange run by the National Association of Securities Dealers. ...

A characteristic feature of ARM processors is their low electric power consumption, resulting in their widespread use in mobile phones. In fact, almost all modern mobile telephones contain ARM CPUs, making them the most widely-used 32-bit microprocessor family in the world, more so than the better-known Pentium 4 processors found in many PCs. Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric power, often known as power or electricity, involves the production and delivery of electrical energy in sufficient quantities to operate domestic appliances, office equipment, industrial machinery and provide sufficient energy for both domestic and commercial lighting, heating, cooking and industrial processes. ... The central processing unit (CPU) is the part of a computer that interprets and carries out the instructions contained in the software. ... The Pentium 4 is a seventh-generation x86 architecture microprocessor produced by Intel and is their first all-new CPU design since the Pentium Pro of 1995. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

ARM was a spin-off from Acorn Computers Ltd, intended to further the development of the Acorn RISC Machine's RISC chip, which was originally used in the Acorn Archimedes and is now the processing core for many custom ASICs. ARM processors are used as the main CPU for many Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and handhelds, like the Apple iPod, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Gamepark GP32. Acorn Computers Ltd. ... ARMs headquarters in Cambridge The ARM architecture (originally the Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture that is widely used in a number of applications. ... Reduced Instruction Set Computing, is a Microprocessor CPU design philosophy that favors a smaller and simpler set of instructions that all take about the same amount of time to execute. ... The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltds first general purpose home computer based on their own ARM RISC CPU, and spawned a family of very capable machines with various options. ... Overview An ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) is an integrated circuit (IC) customised for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use. ... Palm IIIxe PDA Personal digital assistants (PDAs or palmtops) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... A handheld is most often used to refer to: A personal digital assistant (PDA). ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... A fourth-generation iPod with earphones. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is roughly translated as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories. ... The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. ... Game Park[1] is the Korean company that sells the GP32. ... The GP32 (GamePark 32) is a hand held console built by Korean company GamePark. ...

Unlike other microprocessor corporations such as Intel, Motorola and Hitachi, ARM only licenses its designs, rather than manufacturing its own CPUs. Thus, there are a few dozen companies making processors based on ARM's designs. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) (founded 1968) is a US-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) (TYO: 6686) started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

See also

See ARM architecture for background information. ARMs headquarters in Cambridge The ARM architecture (originally the Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture that is widely used in a number of applications. ...

External links

• About ARM from the company website (http://www.arm.com/aboutarm/)