| Products | |||
| Products | Cortex-M0, Cortex-M23, Cortex-M3 and related Corstone example systems | Over 80 products in the Mainstream Package from Cortex-M0 to Cortex-A55, Mali GPUs, NPUs, ISPs, CoreLink and CoreSight System IP, Software Tools | Over 80 products in the Mainstream Package from Cortex-M0 to Cortex-A55, Mali GPUs, NPUs, ISPs, CoreLink and CoreSight System IP, Software Tools |
| Tape-outs | |||
| Tape-outs | Limited | Limited | Unlimited |
| Membership Fee | |||
| Membership Fee | Free | $0 for qualifying startups Or $80k / year | $212K / year |
| Tape-out fee | |||
| Tape-out fee | Pay per product, at tape-out, for commercial designs | Pay per product, at tape-out, for commercial designs | Pay per product, at tape-out, for commercial designs |
| Support | |||
| Support | Community Support | Dedicated support | Dedicated support |
| Physical IP | |||
| Physical IP | DesignStart Physical IP included for all memberships with 1000s of products at no additional charge. | DesignStart Physical IP included for all memberships with 1000s of products at no additional charge. | DesignStart Physical IP included for all memberships with 1000s of products at no additional charge. |
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Overview
Accelerating Innovation and SoC Design
Arm Flexible Access provides up-front, no-cost or low-cost access to a wide range of Arm IP, tools, and training. Experiment and design with the entire portfolio; license fees, if any, are only due at the point of manufacture and calculated only on the IP included in the final SoC design.
Benefits
How Arm Flexible Access Works
Access
- Wide range of Arm IP, tools and services.
- Choice of three tiers to match needs. Annual access fee starts at $0 and covers design rights.
- Any or all of the IP package is downloadable at any time.
Design
- Freedom to start, change or stop projects as needed.
- Model your workload across included IP for best-fit design.
- World-wide access to Arm training and support (based on package tier).
Manufacture
- Thousands of physical IP products free of charge.
- For IP that requires a licensing payment, this is only due at tape out, not before.
- Transparent and simple business terms.
Options
Flexible Options to Meet Your Needs
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Licensing Models
Arm provides multiple ways to get started with fast and efficient entry points to our technology portfolio for anyone building silicon.
Arm Total Access
Arm’s most comprehensive subscription includes advanced IP products, tools and models, support and training, software, and physical design.
Flexible Access for Startups
Early stage silicon startups may be eligible for the Entry-Tier benefits of the Arm Flexible Access program at zero cost.
Arm Academic Access
Arm Academic Access is a new research-enablement model that allows academic researchers to innovate, evaluate, design, and manufacture with commercially proven Arm IP, at no charge.
Arm IP Explorer
Explore. Design. Share.
Arm IP Explorer is a cloud-based platform available to all hardware engineers designing Arm-based systems, including SoC architects and system integrators. From IP discovery to configuration and simulation, designing on Arm has never been easier.
Testimonials
What Partners Are Saying
Saleel Awsare
SVP & GM, IoT Division, Synaptics
"For Synaptics, the name of the program says it all. It's all about flexibility in terms of access to the Arm IP and design enablement infrastructure that we need to develop our SoCs. We appreciate the straightforward business terms and ability to experiment freely before we commit our designs to silicon."
James Adams
Chief Operating Officer, Raspberry Pi
"We jumped at the chance to design our own custom SoC with Arm Flexible Access—and were one of the first companies to tape-out through the program. Being able to audition different Cortex-M processors before deciding which to go with was simply a far better match for how engineering actually happens."
Resources
Arm Flexible Access Resources
Data Sheet
Arm Flexible Access Packages Data Sheet
White Paper
Arm Ecosystem Reduces SoC Design Cost and Time to Market
FAQs