Hyundai Semicon to take Arm, Java route

The Korean press is reporting that Hyundai Semicon, formed from the merger LG Semicon, is to release a Java processor aimed at the digital TV market. It will also release an embedded processor with the core design licensed from UK company Arm, and will be a 32-bit chip. Production of the processor and the Java chip is set to start December, The Korea Times says. Hyundai has ploughed 20 billion won into the non-memory venture. ®