ARM, the CPU technology development firm that creates core designs rather than makes its own chips, has introduced a new hardware subsystem for building customized semiconductors for smart connected devices as well as a tooling suite to reduce time to create SoCs used in an IoT device.

The ARM IoT subsystem for the ARM Cortex-M microprocessors is designed for use with the company’s processor and radio technologies, physical intellectual property and ARM’s mbed operating system, used to power ARM-based micrcontrollers.

The subsystem was developed in partnership with the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC. The subsystem features a range of peripherals and interfaces, including TSMC’s ultra-low-power embedded flash memory and Cordio Bluetooth Smart radio. ARM says it is also possible to integrate other radios and wireless networking standards such as Wi-Fi and 802.15.4.

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