About Design Checklists

What they are, and how they can help.

Arm Design Checklists

Arm Design Checklists are a quick and easy way for engineers to verify critical aspects of their design to help prevent errors, while ensuring the system is fit for purpose and follows Arm’s recommended design guidelines. Adding a layer of confidence in your design's success.

Arm Design Checklists are accessible to all partners and can be used in conjunction with remote or on-site Arm Design Reviews.

How to Access Design Checklists

In just a few easy steps, Arm Design Checklists can help ensure your project is on track:

Log into Arm IP Explorer.*
Click on Explore Processors, or System IP, or Interconnects, or Subsystems and search for the IP you need to check
Scroll down to the Design Checklist section
Click Download the PDF checklist.**

*Registration needed
**Access is based on partner IP entitlements

Get Started with a Design Checklist

Arm Design Checklists

Cortex-A	Cortex-R	Cortex-M	System IP & Interconnect	Sub-systems
Cortex-A7	Cortex-R5	Cortex-M0	CoreLink CI-700	Corstone-300
Cortex-A32	Cortex-R8	Cortex-M0+	CoreLink GIC-400	Corstone-310
Cortex-A34	Cortex-R52	Cortex-M3	CoreLink GIC-500	Corstone-1000
Cortex-A35	Cortex-R52+	Cortex-M4	CoreLink GIC-600
Cortex-A53	Cortex-R82	Cortex-M7	CoreLink GIC-700
Cortex-A55		Cortex-M23	CoreLink MMU-600	Mali GPUs
Cortex-A510		Cortex-M33	CoreLink MMU-700	Mali-G78AE
Cortex-A65AE		Cortex-M52	CoreLink NIC-400
Cortex-A72		Cortex-M55	CoreLink NIC-450
Cortex-A73		Cortex-M85	CoreSight SoC-600
Cortex-A78AE			Neoverse CMN-700

If you are currently using any of the IP listed in the table beside, log into Arm IP Explorer to download the Arm Design Checklists.

Contact your account manager or Arm Support if you have any questions.

Design Checklist Example

Accessing an Arm Design Checklists through Arm IP Explorer helps ensures key design elements are considered. Using the checklist helps speed time to tape-out, with added confidence in the quality of your design.