Arm Holdings

A new generation of building blocks for emerging tech

Next-gen Semiconductors

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 Ambiq Micro develops and manufactures ultra-low power microcontrollers (MCUs), wireless systems-on-chips (SoCs), and other components for battery-operated Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wearables, and smart home applications.
 
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 Blu Wireless develops and supplies semiconductor IP and system-level solutions for wireless communication systems (unlicensed mmWave and 5G technologies). 
 
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 Ampere Computing develops high-performance, energy-efficient processors for data centers and cloud computing environments. The company's processors are based on the Arm architecture and are optimized for cloud-native applications, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics.
 
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 SiPearl is developing high-performance microprocessors specifically designed for use in large-scale data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. The microprocessors will be based on the ARM architecture, and will be optimized for tasks such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and big data analytics. 
 
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Providing a seamless consumer experience is one hope for bringing back brick and mortar retail, automated stores are being built to do just that.

Automated Stores

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 SeeChange Technologies develops a visual AI-powered retail technology platform, dubbed &ldquo;SeeWare.&rdquo; SeeWare is a modular and scalable solution that can integrate with existing hardware at retail stores to process video feeds.&nbsp;
 
 
 The technology can be connected with self-checkout integrated cameras at retail stores to enable recognition of non-barcoded fresh produce items. SeeChange also provides a &ldquo;Retail Shrink&rdquo; solution which utilizes data from store hardware, such as CCTV cameras, weight scales, and touch screens, to provide actionable insights for store inventory management.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In December 2021, supermarket retailer ASDA partnered with SeeChange and AI software solution provider Hark to launch a retail technology solution that generates store insights based on data obtained via 207 in-store sensors. Diebold Nixdorf, a developer of automation solutions for banks and retail stores integrated SeeChange&rsquo;s technology into its &ldquo;Vynamic Smart Vision,&rdquo; a self-checkout solution that enables recognition of non-barcoded fresh produce (January 2023).
 
 
 In April 2021, SeeChange partnered with cloud-based loss prevention and risk mitigation solutions provider Ocucon to design and deliver technologies for the loss prevention sector. SeeChange also has technology partnerships with facilities management service provider mitie and ​​cloud-based corporate video management solutions provider IPConfigure.&nbsp;
 
 
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 Technologies raised GBP 8 million (USD 10 million) in a seed extension round co-led by Crane Venture Partners and Triple Point Ventures. The funds will be utilized to increase the commercial reach of the SeeWare platform and to strengthen the company&rsquo;s commercial and support teams.
 
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Generating, collecting, and analyzing enterprise data will never be the same.

Edge Computing

Nstream, previously Swim.AI, is an analytics software developer specializing in edge network data processing.&nbsp;Nstream offers SwimOS, an open-source distributed operating system for building stateful, real-time streaming data applications. SwimOS enables developers to create applications that operate at network speed through stateful services, streaming APIs, and real-time user interfaces.&nbsp;The Nstream Platform, an enterprise offering built on SwimOS, provides advanced capabilities for managing and operating streaming data applications, including scalable runtime, management tools, configurable connectors, and a low-code app development toolkit. It aims to simplify building, deploying, and managing streaming data applications for enterprises without the need for additional systems or services.Key customers and partnershipsNstream’s notable customers include Arm, Cubic, Itron, Juniper Networks, RTA, and Verizon, Nstream extends the streaming data capabilities of Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, AWS Kinesis, and Confluent Cloud.Funding and financialsNstream raised USD 7 million in Series B funding in December 2019. The round saw participation from Juniper Networks and Arm Holdings.

A new generation for mobile connectivity with 5G and beyond

Next-gen Mobile Networks

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 Blu Wireless Technology is a Silicon IP company already demonstrating its 60GHz technology to meet this emerging WiGig standard. Targeting power sensitive mobile applications as well as long range access points, licensing their technology as a complete System IP solution. Their technology delivers data rates of multiple Gbps and ranges over 300m, but there&rsquo;s a lot more to be gained by choosing to work with us. Their sophisticated system expertise, from mmWave silicon IP to intelligent, deep domain technology and market understanding, means that their partners and customers can have confidence in their promise to deliver a unique product that sets them apart from the competition, in a cost-effective and timely manner.
 
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Raspberry Pi is a computer product manufacturing company that offers hardware and software solutions to homes and corporates.

The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video.

Kigen is a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) and telecommunication services, focusing on eSIM and iSIM technology. It also also offers services such as embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) solutions and data generation.

SiPearl is the French semiconductor company designing the high-performance, low-power microprocessor for exascale supercomputers. It will commercialize Rhea, its first range of microprocessor, early 2024 based on a roadmap closely aligned with the European Union’s goals. Rhea is based on Arm Neoverse V1 architecture. SiPearl has already committed to producing it using N6 or better processes from TSMC. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Maisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France with R&D centers in France (Grenoble, Maisons-Laffitte, Massy, Sophia Antipolis), Germany (Duisburg) and Spain (Barcelona).

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.  Arduino created the worldwide trademark Genuino used as brand name outside the United States.

Pragmatic is a ultra-low-cost flexible electronics. Their flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs) are thinner than human hair and can be invisibly embedded in objects, enabling innovators to create novel solutions to everyday problems that are not practical with conventional electronics. Designers can create their own application-specific flexible devices using our FlexIC Foundry® service at a fraction of the cost and time required for traditional silicon circuits, opening up multiple new markets. We also offer standard FlexIC products that extend proven applications such as RFID and NFC into mass market use cases, enabling the potential for trillions of smart objects that can engage with consumers and their environments. All FlexICs are manufactured on our revolutionary FlexLogIC® production system, a highly scalable manufacturing model for cost-effective high-volume production, achieved with orders of magnitude lower capital investment and operating cost compared to a traditional silicon IC fab. Our novel, differentiated technology is being adopted by a growing base of global companies across diverse markets, including consumer goods, retail, healthcare, pharmaceutical, gaming and security. Pragmatic is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with our first billion-unit production facility in Sedgefield. Shareholders include Cambridge Innovation Capital, Arm and Avery Dennison.

Cerfe Labs is a microelectronics technology IP company that develops new microelectronic devices for future electronics. It focusing on bringing new disruptive material and device technology to the industry.

Swim provides the first open-core, end-to-end platform for continuous intelligence at scale. Swim helps organizations transform their business operations by maintaining situational awareness and continuously augmenting human decision-making, using the most accurate, relevant data possible from processing and analyzing real-time and contextual data in concert. Recognizing that humans are real-time beings, Swim’s founders designed Swim products with humans in mind – making Continuous Intelligence applications work the way users do.  Swim offers Swim Continuum, the first open core, enterprise-grade platform for building, managing and operating continuous intelligence applications at scale. It provides businesses with complete situational awareness and operational decision support at every moment. Built on the open source SwimOS core, and thanks to its unique, stateful architecture, which eliminates latency-prone database queries, Swim Continuum provides unprecedented performance and efficiency for operationalizing high-frequency data analytics and real-time visualizations of massive amounts of streaming and contextual data. Its single, production-ready platform monitors and manages all Swim operations, creates engaging, connected user experiences and seamlessly interoperates with existing enterprise systems. Chris Sachs, Rao Arimilli, and Rusty Cumpston founded Swim in February 2015. Its headquarters is in Campbell, California.

Blu Wireless Technology is a Silicon IP company already demonstrating its 60GHz technology to meet this emerging WiGig standard. Targeting power sensitive mobile applications as well as long range access points, licensing their technology as a complete System IP solution. Their technology delivers data rates of multiple Gbps and ranges over 300m, but there’s a lot more to be gained by choosing to work with us. Their sophisticated system expertise, from mmWave silicon IP to intelligent, deep domain technology and market understanding, means that their partners and customers can have confidence in their promise to deliver a unique product that sets them apart from the competition, in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Ampere Computing develops data center processors for cloud servers.

Centrillion Biosciences develops and commercializes genomics and DNA analyses technology for personalized medicine, life sciences research, and bioinformatics. It is driven by a mission is to empower researchers, physicians, and consumers to have responsible and cost-effective access to genomic information and to advance personalized health care, molecular diagnostics, and individualized wellness management.

Ambiq Micro is an early-stage fabless semiconductor company that is developing ultra-low-power mixed-signal solutions for a new generation of wireless electronics. Ambiq Micro was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use of their pioneering ultra-low-power technology, they help innovative companies around the world develop differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for batteries, lower overall system power, and maximize industrial design flexibility.

SeeChange Technologies is a retailer-focused computer vision and AI technology company. It works with real-time AI-powered recognition systems. The platform is available as software-as-a service, installed in a datacenter or on site.It integrates with existing CCTV solution and can be accessed securely worldwide.

The Civil Maps sensor-agnostic platform enables high-accuracy, low-cost 3D HD mapping and localization at scale. Auto OEMs, mapping companies, and mobility providers use our technology to advance their autonomous driving initiatives by integrating our localization technology with their decision-making stack and sensor configurations of choice. Civil Maps enables vehicles to develop and leverage their own “mental model” of the world; they can can create, utilize, and create maps with the industry’s most cost-effective, scalable, and robust methods available today. Civil Maps’ proprietary Fingerprint Basemap Technology is at the core of our offerings in sensor fusion, 3D mapping, centimeter-accurate localization at scale. While empowering vehicles with full environmental awareness and enhanced safety, Civil Maps is able to dramatically reduce the cost, compute, and energy requirements involved in continental-scale deployment of delivery bots and autonomous vehicles.

Simprints is a nonprofit tech company committed to transforming the way the world fights poverty. We build technology to radically increase transparency and effectiveness in global development, making sure that every vaccine, every dollar, every public good reaches the people who need them most.

Cambridge Innovation Capital backs life sciences and technology companies with an affiliation to Cambridge, Europe’s capital for innovation. As a preferred investor for the University of Cambridge, they have unparalleled access to investment opportunities in the ecosystem. Since our inception in 2013, they have raised £275 million to invest in disruptive, deep-tech businesses in sectors including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, quantum technologies, autonomous systems, therapeutics, medtech/diagnostics, digital health, and genomics/proteomics.

uSens Inc develops inside-out hand and position tracking technology for augmented/virtual reality. Based on computer vision and deep learning algorithms, uSens 26DOF hand tracking and 6DOF position tracking software is the industry's most robust  path to highly interactive user experiences on both mobile and tethered ARVR platforms. uSens software can be integrated into ARVR systems at scale based on stereo vision reference designs.   uSens' first publicly available developer kiti, Fingo will be available in late Q1 2017 to allow developers to add full hand tracking, custom gestures, and position tracking for projects built using Unity3D, Java or C#/C++. Currently, uSens solutions are compatible with a wide range of devices, including Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Samsung GearVR, Epson Moverio, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.   uSens was founded in late 2013 in Silicon Valley by three experienced technical and business leaders. In addition to core R&D/engineering and management teams in San Jose, uSens also has teams in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Calxeda provides revolutionary efficiency to the data center. Leveraging ultra-low power technology from ARM, servers built on Calxeda’s silicon and software platform consume a fraction of the power and space of today’s best-in-class servers, enabling data centers to realize significant reduction in capital and operating expenses. The Calxeda platform scales efficiently to thousands of server nodes, with unique network and storage acceleration, and is enhanced with management technology to deliver true “energy-proportional” computing. The result is a stunning breakthrough in performance efficiency, density, and scalability.

Amantys Ltd was established in 2010 to bring power electronics technology developed at Cambridge University to market. The company is developing power electronics products that have a high level of programmability, enabling new and exciting possibilities in the field of power electronics design.

Arteris is a leading provider of system IP for the acceleration of system-on-chip (SoC) development across today’s electronic systems. Arteris network-on-chip (NoC) IP technology and SoC integration automation software enable higher product performance with lower power consumption and faster time to market, delivering better SoC economics so its customers can focus on dreaming up what comes next. Learn more at arteris.com.

Pixim is a hardware company that builds chips for video cameras.  Pixim's Digital Pixel System® technology revolutionizes the way video cameras capture and process images. Unlike traditional cameras, where each pixel cannot adjust to highlights and lowlights in the same scene, Pixim's patented Digital Pixel System® technology empowers hundreds of thousands of pixels to act like individual cameras constantly self-adjusting. This all-digital system enables Pixim-powered cameras to efficiently capture the whole picture, regardless of lighting condition or application – thus securing the highest resolution, natural color and clarity, while automatically eliminating image-compromising visual noise (e.g., glare, reflections). The result is more than superb image quality; it is accurate, actionable information that gives users the strength of certainty.

ARM Holdings is a provider of silicon IP and custom SoCs at the heart of billions of devices. Its business model involves designing and licensing of IP rather than manufacturing and selling of actual semiconductor chips. They license IP to a network of partners and these partners utilize ARM IP designs to create and manufacture system-on-chip designs. In addition to processor IP, they provide a range of tools, physical and systems IP to enable optimized system-on-chip designs.

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