Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

21 Feb 2007 07:30

ARC International (LSE:ARK) today announced that the successfulConfigCon(TM) developers conference series is expanding in 2007 toinclude additional regions active in next-generation system-on-chip(SoC) development. The 2007 ConfigCon conference series will leveragethe momentum established by the 2006 program, where more than 1,000attendees participated in events in Taiwan, China, and Silicon Valley. £ The first ConfigCon 2007 event will be in Herzliya, Israel, andtake place on Monday, March 19th at the Dan Accadia Hotel.Semiconductor company executives, venture capitalists, and SoCdesigners who attend will hear 20 keynote and technology presentationsfrom companies providing configurable processors and subsystemsintellectual property (IP), and the software and hardware developmentsolutions for getting SoCs incorporating them quickly to market. Thesesolutions include the latest integrated development environments(IDEs), more analytical simulation tools, operating systems, moreeffective EDA flows, powerful compilers, incisive debuggers, andvaluable on-chip IP. £ Erez Tsur, director of EMEA business development at Cadence DesignSystems, and one of the keynote speakers at ConfigCon Israel 2007,said, "I am pleased to continue Cadence's participation in theConfigCon series, which has been instrumental in helping educate SoCdesigners on ways to more effectively create chips for high-growth,price sensitive markets. At ConfigCon Israel, I look forward todiscussing how to cultivate entrepreneurial success, maximize funding,and accelerate product development." £ "Due to the success of ConfigCon last year, we are expanding theprogram in 2007 and taking the developer conference into new regionsthat are active in SoC design," said Derek Meyer, senior vicepresident of sales and marketing at ARC International. "First on theprogram for this year is ConfigCon Israel, which will target theregion's high concentration of SoC developers, advanced designcenters, and chip manufacturing facilities. Due to its large amount ofventure capital investment and high number of start-up companies, wefully expect ConfigCon Israel to be well received and to be a greatstart to the 2007 ConfigCon Series." £ About ConfigCon(TM) Israel 2007 £ ConfigCon Israel is part of at least four ConfigCon events plannedfor 2007. It will educate hundreds of SoC designers and executives inone of the world's most active semiconductor markets on howconfigurable subsystems and cores enable the creation of lower cost,highly differentiated SoCs that command higher margins and cannot beeasily copied by competitors. £ ConfigCon Israel will feature morning keynote presentations fromindustry leaders detailing how configurable processor technology canhelp Israeli semiconductor companies obtain a strategic competitiveadvantage. These will be followed by technical sessions covering arange of detailed topics. Attendees also will have the opportunity tospeak with representatives from companies providing a wide range ofsolutions for SoC design with configurable subsystems and processors.A free luncheon and evening reception are provided to all attendees. £ Visit www.configcon.com for more information and registrationrequirements. £ 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