Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

14 Jan 2008 07:01

Arc International PLC14 January 2008 Media Contact: Lee Garvin FlanaginARC International+1 408 437 3433lee.flanagin@arc.com CES 2008: ARC-Based(TM) Consumer Devices Fueling the "YouTube Generation" on Display After 3-Year Licensing Push, ARC Customers' Chips Arrive to the Consumer SAN JOSE, Calif. and ST. ALBANS, England, January 14, 2008 - ARC International(LSE: ARK) today announced that more than fifteen customers and partnersparticipated in last week's 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)in Las Vegas. Displaying some of the latest ARC-Based(TM) solutions includedcompanies such as: BiTMICRO, Broadcom, Chips&Media, D-Link, Fujitsu, Intel,NemeriX, Oki, Qpixel, RealNetworks, SanDisk, Siano, SiConnect, Sony, Toshiba andothers. For calendar year 2007, over 300 million innovative silicon chips from ARCcustomers helped enable consumers to connect whenever, wherever to view videosand listen to music. These ARC-Based chips are being deployed in markets suchas mobile digital TV terminals, portable GPS positioning systems, WiFi-enabledlaptops, portable media players, home media centers, flash memory devices, andset top boxes. One of the hottest technology trends discussed by OEMs at CES 2008 was how to gobeyond the abilities of current multimedia devices and enhance consumers'experiences through higher quality video and audio. Challenges to develop thesenext-generation multi-standard products are addressed by ARC's "total solutions"approach. ARC's goal is to bring back the rich visual and aural experiencesthat have been degraded by digitization of original analog ("natural") content. ARC customers and partners participating in CES 2008 included: • BiTMICRO Networks - This leading provider of high performancenon-volatile solid state disk, flash disk drive, network storage, and managementsolutions has a license for the ARC(R) 700 configurable core family. With it,BiTMICRO is developing low cost, next-generation system-on-chip (SoC) devicesfor their state-of-the-art E-Disk(R) solid state storage solutions. Thecompany's latest product, the industry's highest capacity 2.5-inch serial ATAsolid state disk with 832GB, was announced at CES. • Broadcom Corporation - Broadcom demonstrated a variety of new silicon,software, and reference design platforms for powering the connected digitalhome. Broadcom has a multi-year, comprehensive licensing agreement with ARC todevelop leading-edge SoCs for high-growth consumer applications. • Chips&Media - A configurable ARC 605 core is being used by thiscustomer to develop digital set-top box chips targeted at high volumeapplications. Chips&Media selected this ARC core because it is smaller, lowerpowered, and provided up to twice the MHz performance than competing processors. • D-Link Systems - D-Link showed its end-to-end home networking anddigital home solutions, showcasing hot new products such as media players, Wi-FiInternet photo frame, Green Ethernet switching, next-generation dual bandrouters, and the latest storage and security devices, many of which areARC-Based. • Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe - The company uses its license for amember of the ARC 700 configurable core family to create chips for high-volumeconsumer applications. An ARC customer since 2001, Fujitsu selected an ARC 700processor because of its ability to deliver very high performance in a small diesize. • Intel Corporation - Intel has signed a multi-year, royalty bearinglicensing agreement for several ARC products. Key benefits ARC's configurablesolutions bring to Intel's SoC developers include the ability to reduce powerconsumption and increase a chipset's performance by adding custom instructionextensions. • NemeriX - NemeriX specializes in ultra-low-power RF and baseband ICsfor the rapidly expanding GPS and wireless industries. Using a uniquecombination of innovative silicon architectures and full-custom layouttechniques, the Nemerix chipset is one of the world's lowest power GPSsolutions. NemeriX has standardized its ongoing development efforts on the ARC600 configurable core family to create GPS chipsets that offer a smaller formfactor and lower power consumption than competitive offerings. In addition toleveraging ARC's leading configurable processor technology, NemeriX utilizedCadence's Encounter(R) digital IC design platform to reduce power consumption inits ARC-Based design by close to fifty percent. • OKI Electric Industry - Its license for the ARC Sound AdvancedSubsystem is being incorporated into an application specific standard product(ASSP) targeting next generation in-car audio applications. The ARC SoundAdvanced Subsystem enables Oki to reduce its end customer's bill of materials byreplacing a standalone DSP with the Oki-designed ASSP. • Qpixel Technology - This innovator in video compression unveiled at CESthe Q.stream network media streamer and Q.record personal video recorder/playerreference platforms. QPixel selected the ARC Sound Audio Subsystem to developthe QL201B chip that is used in the Q.stream and the QL202B chip for Q.record.The low power nature of the ARC's configurable solutions enabled the QL201B andQL202B chips to provide flexible audio processing while consuming very low powerand silicon area, which is critical for portable multimedia applications such asdigital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players. • RealNetworks - ARC and RealNetworks announced the availability of a newRealVideo decoder for the ARC Video Subsystem family that supports RealVideocontent encoded in versions 7, 8, 9 or 10 formats up to 75 percent faster thancompetitive offerings. Porting the increasingly popular RealVideo decoderillustrates the multi-standard flexibility in ARC's multimedia subsystemproducts. • SanDisk - An ARC customer since 2000, Sandisk, the world's largestsupplier of innovative flash memory data storage products chose ARC cores tooptimally meet their size, area and performance needs. At this years CES, thecompany showed a variety of ARC-Based products including flash memory devicesused in digital consumer products worldwide. • Siano Mobile Silicon Ltd - This expert in innovative mobile digital TVhas a license for a configurable ARC 610D core with ARC's XY Advanced DSP memorysubsystem. They are used in the new SMS1100 chip that was demonstrated at CES,which extends Siano's mobile digital TV receiver capabilities to the Japaneseand Brazilian markets. • SiConnect - SiConnect has a license for the configurable ARC 625D coreto create innovative silicon solutions that enable existing domestic electricalwiring to be used to transport audio, video, voice, and data throughout thehome. Working in partnership with blue chip telecommunication operators, cablecompanies and consumer electronics manufacturers, SiConnect is creating newbenchmarks for PLC technology that achieve all-capacity, reliability,ease-of-use, and cost-point requirements. • Sony - Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corporation has a license for aconfigurable ARC processor with DSP extensions that will be integrated intonext-generation consumer electronic devices. • Toshiba America Electronic Components - Toshiba has a multiyear licensefor the ARChitect(TM)processor configurator. Toshiba and ARC have entered into a strategic collaboration that will grow the industry's adoption of configurableprocessor technology worldwide. As part of the collaboration, Toshiba has takena multiyear license for the ARChitect(TM) processor configurator, which will beoptimized to Toshiba's Media embedded Processor (MeP) platform. At CES, Toshibaintroduced a series of laptops that incorporate ARC-Based silicon from other ARCcustomers. # # # About ARC International plcARC International is the world leader in configurable multimedia subsystems andCPU/DSP processors. Used by over 140 companies worldwide, ARC's configurablesolutions enable the creation of highly differentiated system-on-chips (SoCs)that ship in hundreds of millions of devices annually. ARC's patentedsubsystems and cores are smaller, consume less power, and are less expensive tomanufacture than competing products. ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate and research anddevelopment offices in California and St. Albans, UK. For more informationvisit www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange asARC International plc (LSE: ARK). ARC and the ARC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARCInternational. All other brands or product names contained herein are theproperty of their respective owners. This press release may contain certain"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, including thedevelopment, implementation, and release of features described herein. These areat the sole discretion of ARC International. Licenses from 3rd parties forcertain software and essential patents may be required depending on licensee'suse/implementation. 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