Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

28 Mar 2007 07:02

ARC International (LSE:ARK) today announced that AD Technology hastaken a license for the configurable ARC(R) 750D core with associatedvoice codecs to create the company's new Power Line Communications(PLC) system-on-chip (SoC). AD Technology's ARC-Based(TM) PLC will beprovide Internet, phone and other communications services via Korea'selectric power grid to tens of millions of homes throughout thecountry under a contract awarded by the Korean government. Thisannouncement is part of a series of new licensing agreements withsemiconductor companies throughout Asia made today by ARCInternational. See companion news release dated March 28, 2007 formore details. £ "Power line communication is not easy to realize because itrequires intensive integer computing and signal processing," said JunSuk Kim, president and CEO of AD Technology. "Our PLCs must enablesenders to modulate data signals on top of noisy alternating current,and receivers to decode that data at each node. We chose ARC'sconfigurable processor over other IP vendors because its smallersilicon area, lower power consumption, and higher performance betterenables our design team to create a chip that can handle the demandingcomputing requirements of power line communications." £ Derek Meyer, senior vice president of sales and marketing at ARCInternational, said, "The selection by AD Technology is a significantwin for ARC by a leader in Korea's burgeoning semiconductor industry,and another recognition by a high-growth company of the benefits ARC'sconfigurable solutions offer compared to competitive products. Thepotential PLC technology holds for Korea is enormous, and we arehopeful that our solution will enable AD Technology to realize thepotential of this high volume market throughout Asia." £ About Power Line Communications £ In December 2004 Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Industry, andEnergy (MOCIE) announced that it would invest approximately 500billion won over five years to foster communications and informationtechnology distribution over the country's electric power grid. MOCIEalso announced that it expected commercialization of broadband PLC bythe beginning of 2007. To date field tests have been performed inclose to 1,500 households, and 24 Mbps and 50 Mbps PLC systems alreadyhave been developed. PLC systems are also being deployed in otherAsian countries, including China. £ The Configurable ARC(R) 750D Core £ At 533 MHz, power consumption of 0.16 mW/MHz and a die size of1.23mm2, the ARC 750D core is a best-in-class configurable processorcore for embedded processing applications that demand highperformance. Its MMU-based memory subsystem is ideal for complexsystem-on-chips (SoCs) running Linux or other high-end operatingsystems. The configurable 750D core is a complete processor solutionfor networking applications, home entertainment systems, portabledevices such as smart phones and PDAs, automotive telematics systems,and many other information-based products. £ All of ARC's cores are created with ARChitect(TM) -- ARC'srevolutionary patented configuration tool. ARChitect's GUI-baseddevelopment environment offers SoC designers a simple drag-and-dropmenu from which they can select from up to 20,000+ pre-configuredoptions or create custom instruction extensions that are optimized tothe ARCompact(TM) ISA. In minutes, customers can use ARChitect tocreate a highly differentiated, proprietary ARC-Based(TM) processorthat consumes less power and has fewer transistor gates than ispossible using a "fixed architecture" alternative. £ About ARC International plc £ ARC International is the world leader in configurable subsystemsand CPU/DSP processors that are used by semiconductor companiesworldwide to create system-on-chip (SoC) designs that provide astrategic competitive advantage. ARC's patented configurable productsare smaller, consume less power, are less expensive to manufacture,and provide a higher degree of differentiation over what can becreated using "fixed architecture" core alternatives. £ ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporateand research and development offices in California and Elstree, UK.For more information visit www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed onthe London Stock Exchange as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). £ ARC and the ARC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks ofARC International. All other brands or product names contained hereinare the property of their respective owners. This press release maycontain certain "forward-looking statements" that involve risks anduncertainties, including the development, implementation, and releaseof features described herein. These are at the sole discretion of ARCInternational. Licenses from 3rd parties for certain software andessential patents may be required depending on licensee'suse/implementation. For other factors that could cause actual resultsto differ, visit the company's Website as well as the listingparticulars filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and theRegistrar of Companies in England and Wales. Copyright Business Wire 2007