amba_axi_protocol_spec_beta

Copyright©2003,2004,2010,2011ARM.Allrightsreserved.ARMIHI0022D-2c(ID060311)AMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecificationAXI3,AXI4,andAXI4-Lite,ACEandACE-LiteNon-Confidential-Draft-BetaiiCopyright©2003,2004,2010,2011ARM.Allrightsreserved.ARMIHI0022D-2cNon-Confidential-Draft-BetaID060311AMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecificationAXI3,AXI4,andAXI4-Lite,ACEandACE-LiteCopyright©2003,2004,2010,2011ARM.Allrightsreserved.ReleaseInformationThefollowingchangeshavebeenmadetothisspecification.•IssuesBandCofthisdocumentincludedanAXIspecificationversion,v1.0andv2.0.Theseversionnumberhavebeendiscontinued,toremoveconfusionwiththeAXIversions,AXI3andAXI4.•SeetheProductStatussectionofthisfrontinformationfordetailsofhowtheAMBASpecificationLicenceforthisbetadraftspecificationisrestricted,comparedtotheexpectedLicencefortheFinalproductspecification.ProprietaryNoticeWordsandlogosmarkedwith®or©areregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofARMintheEUandothercountries,exceptasotherwisestatedbelowinthisproprietarynotice.Otherbrandsandnamesmentionedhereinmaybethetrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Neitherthewholenoranypartoftheinformationcontainedin,ortheproductdescribedin,thisdocumentmaybeadaptedorreproducedinanymaterialformexceptwiththepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightholder.Theproductdescribedinthisdocumentissubjecttocontinuousdevelopmentsandimprovements.AllparticularsoftheproductanditsusecontainedinthisdocumentaregivenbyARMingoodfaith.However,allwarrantiesimpliedorexpressed,includingbutnotlimitedtoimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantability,orfitnessforpurpose,areexcluded.Thisdocumentisintendedonlytoassistthereaderintheuseoftheproduct.ARMshallnotbeliableforanylossordamagearisingfromtheuseofanyinformationinthisdocument,oranyerrororomissioninsuchinformation,oranyincorrectuseoftheproduct.WherethetermARMisuseditmeans“ARMoranyofitssubsidiariesasappropriate”.ARMBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONLICENCETHISENDUSERLICENCEAGREEMENT(LICENCE)ISALEGALAGREEMENTBETWEENYOU(EITHERASINGLEINDIVIDUAL,ORSINGLELEGALENTITY)ANDARMLIMITED(ARM)FORTHEUSEOFTHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONACCOMPANYINGTHISLICENCE.ARMISONLYWILLINGTOLICENSETHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONTOYOUONCONDITIONTHATYOUACCEPTALLOFTHETERMSINTHISLICENCE.BYCLICKINGIAGREEOROTHERWISEUSINGORCOPYINGTHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONYOUINDICATETHATYOUAGREETOBEBOUNDBYALLTHETERMSOFTHISLICENCE.IFYOUDONOTAGREETOTHETERMSOFTHISLICENCE,ARMISUNWILLINGTOLICENSETHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONTOYOUANDYOUMAYNOTUSEORCOPYTHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONANDYOUSHOULDPROMPTLYRETURNTHEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONTOARM.“BetaAMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecification”meansthebetaspecificationforAXI3,AXI4,AXI4-Lite,ACEandACE-Lite.“BetaRelease”meansthatthedeliverablessodescribedarefunctionallycompletebuthavenotbeenfullytestedandreliabilitytrialsareongoingandaccordinglyitispossibleresidualdefectsorerrorsinoperation,consistencyanddocumentationmaystillbeencountered.“LICENSEE”meansYouandyourSubsidiaries.“Subsidiary”means,ifYouareasingleentity,anycompanythemajorityofwhosevotingsharesisnoworhereafterownedorcontrolled,directlyorindirectly,byYou.AcompanyshallbeaSubsidiaryonlyfortheperiodduringwhichsuchcontrolexists.ChangehistoryDateIssueConfidentialityChange16June2003ANon-ConfidentialFirstrelease19March2004BNon-ConfidentialFirstreleaseofAXIspecificationv1.003March2010CNon-ConfidentialFirstreleaseofAXIspecificationv2.003June2011D-2cNon-ConfidentialBetaDraftPublishedbetadraftreleaseofcombinedAXIandACEspecificationARMIHI0022D-2cCopyright©2003,2004,2010,2011ARM.Allrightsreserved.iiiID060311Non-Confidential-Draft-Beta1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofClauses2,3and4,ARMherebygrantstoLICENSEEaperpetual,non-exclusive,non-transferable,royaltyfree,worldwidelicencetouseandcopytheBetaAMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecificationforthepurposeofdevelopingandhavingdevelopedproductsthatcomplywiththeBetaAMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecification.2.LICENSEEherebyagreesthatthelicencegrantedinClause1issubjecttothefollowingrestrictions:(i)whereaproductcreatedunderClause1(i)isanintegratedcircuitwhichincludesaCPUtheneither:(a)suchCPUshallonlybeusedunderlicencefromARM;or(b)suchCPUisneithersubstantiallycompliantwithnormarketedasbeingcompliantwiththeARMinstructionsetslicensedbyARMfromtimetotime;(ii)norightisgrantedtoLICENSEEtomanufacture,havemanufactured,offertosell,sell,supplyorotherwisedistributeproductswhichhavebeendevelopedunderClause1;(iii)norightisgrantedtoLICENSEEtosublicensetherightsgrantedtoLICENSEEunderthisAgreement;and(iv)LICENSEEacknowledgesthattheBetaAMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecificationisaBetaRelease.3.ExceptasspecificallylicensedinaccordancewithClause1,LICENSEEacquiresnoright,titleorinterestinanyARMtechnologyoranyintellectualpropertyembodiedtherein.InnoeventshallthelicencesgrantedinaccordancewithClause1beconstruedasgrantingLICENSEE,expresslyorbyimplication,estoppelorotherwise,alicencetouseanyARMtechnologyexcepttheBetaAMBAAXIandACEProtocolSpecification.4.THEBETAAMBAAXIANDACEPROTOCOLSPECIFICATIONISPROVIDEDASISWITHNOWARRANTIESEXPRESS,IMPLIEDORSTATUTORY,IN