Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

20 Nov 2006 13:00

ARC International (LSE:ARK), the world leader in configurablesubsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announced that electronicdesign automation (EDA) giant Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ:CDNS) recognized ARC with a "Collaborations Award" forExcellence in Joint Marketing at a recent executive event held byCadence. The award was one of four given by Cadence to their worldwidenetwork of over 200 design chain partners. It specifically recognizedARC's leadership in areas such as driving proactive and innovativemarketing campaigns, risk taking, and achieving industry-widerecognition. £ Additionally ARC announced that it has joined the Power ForwardInitiative (http://www.powerforward.org/) (PFI) - an industry groupaddressing obstacles to low-power IC design facing the electronicsindustry. £ "Throughout 2006, Cadence and ARC received a high level ofinterest from designers worldwide who want to leverage our jointlyoptimized technologies to lower the power consumption of SoCsincorporating ARC's configurable subsystems and processors," said JanWillis, senior vice president of Industry Alliances at Cadence. "Theoverwhelming industry response supports our strategy of offering acomprehensive solution to customers and we welcome ARC to the PowerForward Initiative." £ "We are extremely pleased to have been recognized by one of ourclosest partners for the effectiveness of our joint R&D and outboundmarketing campaigns over the past year," said Derek Meyer, senior vicepresident of sales and marketing at ARC. "Cadence uniquely understandsthe design challenges faced by SoC designers, and has engaged with ARCto build and deploy efficient design flows and collaborate inindustry-wide initiatives such as Power Forward. We look forward in2007 to continuing this best-in-class relationship and bringing moreoptimized solutions to our joint customers globally." £ About the 2006 ARC/Cadence Collaboration £ In 2006 ARC and Cadence announced that they have fully optimizedthe Cadence (R) Encounter(R) RTL-to-GDSII flow to the patentedARChitect(TM) processor configurator and ARC's 600 and 700configurable processor families. The companies also embarked uponaggressive global marketing and business development programs, whichincluded activities in China, Taiwan, North America, Europe, and theMiddle East. ARC is a member of the Cadence OpenChoice IP programwhich is designed to ease the process of integrating third party IPinto customer designs. £ 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, the ARC logo and ARChitect are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of ARC International. Cadence and Encounter are registeredtrademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other brands or productnames contained herein are the property of their respective owners.This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements"that involve risks and uncertainties, including the development,implementation, and release of features described herein. These are atthe sole discretion of ARC International. For other factors that couldcause actual results to differ, visit the company's Website as well asthe listing particulars filed with the United Kingdom ListingAuthority and the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales. Copyright Business Wire 2006