On April 4, Arm, the Japanese subsidiary of Arm, UK, announced the latest trends in the client computing field such as 5G, ML (machine learning) / AI, and the latest initiatives in the automotive / self-driving field. "Japan Media Day 2019" was held to explain the
In his greeting at the beginning of the event, ``Arm is a processor company and ships 20 billion devices a year, about three times as many Arms as the population, and that's just for smartphones. Of course, it includes white goods, AV equipment, and cars.It is used from devices that cost less than 100 yen to servers, and there is no other processor that is used for such a purpose,” he introduced Arm.
There are two reasons why Arm is adopted. Mr. Utsumi said, "The first is that the power efficiency is very good, and if a device that is three times as large as the population saves electricity, it can save electricity all over the world. It can also be used for devices that run on batteries that do not have a power supply, and since cars are now EVs, power efficiency is required, and because of its high power efficiency, it is being used by various semiconductor vendors around the world."
The second is security. Mr. Utsumi said, ``Smartphones have been using Arm since a relatively early stage, and even when apps are running on the application processor, they are very secure and have raised the level of security. It is also becoming important for devices.10 years ago, no one was thinking about security with microcomputers.Arm is making use of its smartphone know-how so far to create IoT devices at low prices of 50 to 100 yen. Security was originally included until now.Thanks to these two, it is used all over the world.It is secure and power efficient, which is our strength.Based on that, we are making various efforts." .