As part of the agreement, Intel has licensed ARMv6, ARM’s next-generation architecture for high-performance, low-power microprocessor cores. This provides Intel with the base technology from which it will expand on and advance its Intel XScale microarchitecture. Intel XScale microarchitecture is at the foundation of Intel’s high-performance, low-power processors for the networking, automotive, wireless and handheld market segments.
In addition to the architectural agreement, Intel has also licensed ARM7TDMI and ARM946E-Smicroprocessor cores, expanding its ability to meet potential customer requests to build products based on these ARM cores. Intel has further expanded its product license to gain access to additional ARM core implementations in the future, including other members of the ARM7 Thumb, ARM9 Thumb and ARM10 Thumb families of microprocessor cores.
