Queen’s Awards 2011: Chip designs bring win for ARM
ARM Holdings has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise for the development of its semiconductor intellectual property. The company was granted the award in the Innovation category and recognised its position as the world's leading supplier of low power, high performance semiconductor IP.
The Cambridge based company's microprocessor IP is found in a wide range of consumer products such as mobile phones and digital cameras. Its dominance in the automotive sector has resulted in almost every car containing at least one chip designed by the firm, while it managed to maintain a global market share of more than 95% during the recession.
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are highly prestigious and granted for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of Innovation, International Trade and Sustainable Development.