-- Arasan Chip Systems, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for mobile and 
automobile SoCs, today announced the immediate availability of its eMMC PHY IP 
on TSMC 7nm Process Technology

Arasan Chip Systems announced to offer IP solutions on TSMC 7nm process 
technology with the immediate availability of its embedded Multi-Media 
Controller (eMMC) PHY IP.  The eMMC PHY IP, silicon-proven on TSMC's industry 
leading 7nm process, is seamlessly integrated with Arasan eMMC 5.1 Host 
Controller IP and Software, providing customers a Total eMMC IP Solution on 
TSMC 7nm process.

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Total eMMC IP solution is silicon proven and available on TSMC's 40nm, 28nm, 
16nm and 12nm processes. An eMMC Hardware Development Kit (HDK), containing its 
Test Chip on TSMC's 12nm FinFET Compact Technology (12FFC), is available for 
customers to prototype their SoCs.

"We started the Analog Mixed Signal Division at Arasan over a decade ago to 
provide a Total IP Solution to our customers. Analog was a huge leap for us in 
terms of technology challenges and capital requirements. Today, we are proud to 
provide our IP Solutions on TSMC's 7nm process technology, the best choice of 
7nm process," said Prakash Kamath, CTO at Arasan.

The eMMC 5.1 Specification from JEDEC improves the HS400 speeds operating at 
3.2Gbps, with "command queuing" - making the data transfers highly efficient by 
offloading the software overhead into the controller. eMMC 5.1 further improves 
the reliability of operation by utilizing an "enhanced strobe" at the PHY 
layer. The eMMC5.1 is backward compatible with the existing eMMC 4.51 and eMMC 
5.0 Devices.

Arasan has been a member of the JEDEC eMMC Standards Body since its inception. 
Prior to eMMC, Arasan offered IP solution for Multimedia Cards (MMC) since 2001.

Arasan will add its D-PHY / C-PHY IP to its offerings on TSMC's 7nm process 
later this year.

About Arasan
Arasan Chip Systems is a leading provider of IP for mobile storage and mobile 
connectivity interfaces. Arasan's high-quality, silicon-proven, Total IP 
Solutions include Digital IP, AMS PHY IP, Verification IP, HDK and Software. 
Arasan is at the forefront of this evolution of Mobiles, Automobiles & Drones 
with its standards-based IP at the heart of "Mobile" SoCs.

Over a billion chips have been shipped with Arasan IP including with all of the 
top 10 semiconductor companies.

Contact: 
Dr. Sam Beal 
Mktg1@arasan.com 

SOURCE: Arasan Chip Systems