Warren East, CEO of ARM, to Keynote at Semico IP Conference

Phoenix, Arizona February 15, 2012 - Semico is proud to announce Warren East, CEO of ARM Holdings, will deliver the keynote address on May 16th, 2012 at the Semico IMPACT Conference: Focus on the IP Ecosystem. ARM is the world's leading supplier of semiconductor intellectual property with over 20 billion ARM-based chips shipped to date. In a year when semiconductor revenues were flat, ARM's revenues increased 24% in FY2011 to $785 million. Warren East will open Semico's IP conference providing his vision of what this industry needs to continue on a path of innovation and success.

In our changing electronics landscape, IC designers have a tough road ahead. Should their products address a computing need or improve communication? Should they design different products for different applications? Or can the designer create products that will be all things to all customers, optimizing both power and performance?

Warren East is perfect to answer these questions, considering that ARM has 90% of the market share for smart phones as well as 95% in low-end and feature phones. Yet, future growth will be in servers, smart meters, digital TV, etc. A total of 7.9 billion ARM-based chips shipped in 2011 in everything from smart phones to coffee machines to bluetooth headsets to printers. ARM is opening the window to the mobile world and beyond. Don't miss Warren East in one of his rare appearances which will become the most talked about IP event of the year.

SAVE THE DATE: May 16, 2012
Semico IMPACT Conference Series: Focus on The IP Ecosystem
Doubletree Hotel, Santa Clara, CA

Warren East joined ARM in 1994 to set up ARM's consulting business. He was VP, Business Operations from February 1998. In October 2000 he was appointed to the board as COO and in October 2001 was appointed CEO. Before joining ARM he was with Texas Instruments. He is a chartered engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. He is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of De La Rue plc.

Semiconductor IP is a crucial component in the design and development of complex integrated circuits, especially SoCs. This one-day event will focus on the benefits of third-party IP and issues that are enabling or hindering the growth of semiconductor IP. Join Warren East and Semico Research at the Semico IMPACT Conference Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California.

Click here to register for this event, or contact Jim Feldhan at jfeldhan@semico.com or 602-997-0337 for more information.

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