Arm Norway
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| name = Arm Norway
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| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = 2001 (research started in 1998)
| location = Trondheim, Norway
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| products = Semiconductor intellectual property, Mali and Immortalis GPUs
| parent = Arm
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Arm Norway is a fabless semiconductor company based in Trondheim, Norway founded in 2001, as Falanx Microsystems AS. Falanx Microsystems was spun off a 1998 research project from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/8234/arms-mali-midgard-architecture-explored|title=ARM’s Mali Midgard Architecture Explored|last=Smith|first=Ryan|website=www.anandtech.com|access-date=2019-05-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://semiengineering.com/entities/falanx-microsystems-as/|title=Falanx Microsystems AS|website=Semiconductor Engineering|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}} It was acquired by ARM Holdings in June 2006, and renamed to Arm Norway.[http://www.arm.com/about/newsroom/13706.php Acquisition of Falanx Microsystems]
Arm Norway works with Arm's Cambridge and Austin design centres to develop graphics processing units for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, DirectX and Vulkan three-dimensional rendering, with emphasis on low electric power consumption, suitable for use in portable devices like mobile phones. Their products are marketed under the Mali brand. Other Mali products include hardware acceleration for image, video and display processing.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.arm.com/products/silicon-ip-multimedia ARM Mali Silicon IP Multimedia Overview]
- [https://developer.arm.com/ip-products/graphics-and-multimedia ARM Graphics and Multimedia Processors Developer Resources]
Category:Electronics companies established in 2001
Category:Norwegian companies established in 2001
Category:2006 mergers and acquisitions
Category:Computer companies of Norway
Category:Computer hardware companies
Category:Companies based in Trondheim