Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

11 Sep 2007 07:00

ARC International (LSE:ARK), the world leader in configurablemultimedia subsystems and CPU/DSP cores, today announced it has signeda new multi-year, royalty bearing licensing agreement with IntelCorporation. The agreement covers several ARC(R) products and wascompleted in the second half of 2007. £ Key benefits ARC's configurable solutions bring to Intel'ssystem-on-chip (SoC) developers include the ability to reduce powerconsumption and increase a chipset's performance by adding custominstruction extensions. Additionally, ARC provides comprehensivesupport and training to Intel development centers in North America. £ Jim McGregor, In-Stat's principal analyst and research directorfor enabling technologies, said, "Intel is renowned for driving thedirection of technology through the development of leading-edgesemiconductors and platform solutions. By combining ARCprocessor-based wireless broadband solutions with low-power X86processors, Intel is underscoring its commitment to achieving flexibleand power-efficient solutions through heterogeneous multi-coreplatforms." £ McGregor added, "Intel has become a leader in wireless broadbandcommunications through its leadership in Wi-Fi and WiMAX technologyfor mobile applications. In-Stat predicts that the rapid adoption ofthis technology could lead to close to 480 million mobile devicesshipping in personal and professional applications by 2010, includingmobile PCs, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), ultra mobile PCs (UMPCs),portable media players (PMPs), digital handsets, and other consumerelectronic devices." £ Carl Schlachte, president and CEO of ARC International, said,"This is a landmark announcement for ARC. We are honored by Intel'sadoption of the company's configurable products." £ About ARC's Patented Configurable Technology £ ARC's patented configurable processor technology enables SoCdesigners to create silicon that is optimized to the end application.Designers have the freedom to retain necessary functionality whileremoving unneeded features in a configurable ARC subsystem orprocessor. The benefit is an SoC with an optimal balance of speed,area and power for a specific application, resulting in a lower power,smaller chip that is less expensive to manufacture. Adding custominstructions to ARC's subsystems and cores, designers can achievemajor gains in application efficiency by defining custom extensionsthat accelerate critical code. £ About ARC International plc £ ARC International is the world leader in configurable mediasubsystems and CPU/DSP processors. Used by over 140 companiesworldwide, ARC's configurable solutions enable the creation of highlydifferentiated system-on-chips (SoCs) that ship in hundreds ofmillions of devices annually. ARC's patented subsystems and cores aresmaller, consume less power, and are less expensive to manufacturethan competing products. £ ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporateand research and development offices in California and St. Albans, 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