KoAsia Selected as Official Design Partner with Highest Grade from UK Arm

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] CoAsia announced on the 25th that it has been selected as an official design partner (AADP, Arm Approved Design Partner) of Arm, a UK semiconductor IP and Internet of Things (IoT) service company.

With this selection, CoAsia has been recognized for the qualification to freely use Arm's intellectual property (IP) and other design assets and development tools, strengthening its system-on-chip (SoC) solution development capabilities. In particular, by being selected as a 'turnkey SoC design partner,' it is expected to be able to respond to customers based on Arm's design assets and technology. The turnkey SoC design partner is the highest grade partner responsible for Arm IP-related front-end to back-end design, and the competitiveness of its subsidiaries CoAsia Nexel and CoAsia Semi was highly evaluated.

The company stated, "This is the result of building a global partnership following the registration as Samsung Electronics Foundry Design Solution Partner (DSP) in April," adding, "Being selected as the highest partner among AADP grades classified as turnkey SoC design partner and design service partner is meaningful as it enables direct relationships with Arm's global customers."

CoAsia's AADP selection was conducted through a rigorous audit process. It met Arm's own criteria including ▲development references, ▲status of excellent personnel, ▲SoC development technology, ▲financial stability, and ▲capability of providing a complete turnkey solution.

Since being officially selected as Samsung Electronics SAFE (Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem) DSP in April, CoAsia has been carrying out system semiconductor development projects for numerous global companies as a dedicated DSP for Samsung Foundry.

Hwang Sunwook, Head of Arm Korea, said, "CoAsia Nexel has been developing SoCs based on Arm IP including Cortex CPUs for over 10 years," and added, "Through this official AADP selection, by cooperating with CoAsia Nexel and utilizing Arm's development support program (Flexible Access), we expect to support various designs of domestic fabless companies and startups." He continued, "We will build a long-term and close partnership with CoAsia to support the success of Arm's key partners."

Lee Heejun, CEO of CoAsia, said, "The registration as an official partner of Arm has further strengthened the system semiconductor competitiveness of the CoAsia Group," and added, "With the enhancement of capabilities of global subsidiaries such as the Silicon Valley office in the U.S. and the Taiwan office, projects from global customers are expected to increase."

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