Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

16 Apr 2007 07:00

Arc International PLC16 April 2007 Media Contact: Financial Contact:Lee Garvin Flanagin Juliet Clarke / Matt DixonARC International Financial Dynamics+1 408 437 3433 +44 20 7831 3113lee.flanagin@arc.com juliet.clarke@fd.com 16 April 2007 Broadcom Standardizes on ARC's Configurable Technology for High Volume Multimedia Applications Broadcom Corporation Extends Existing ARC Relationship with New 10 Year Licensing Agreement ELSTREE, England, April 16, 2007 - ARC International (LSE: ARK) today announcedthat Broadcom Corporation has signed a 10 year extension to its existinglicensing agreement with ARC International. It gives Broadcom long-term accessto ARC's configurable solutions for the development of advanced system-on-chips(SoCs) targeting advanced multimedia applications. Broadcom is using ARC'sconfigurable products to create SoCs for consumer devices that already areramping to volume production, and incorporate standard and high definitionadvanced video compression capabilities. Daniel Marotta, senior vice president and general manager of Broadcom'sBroadband Communications Group, said, "ARC's configurable technology is idealfor our engineering teams in Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group that arecreating solutions for high volume consumer markets. By using ARC in ourmultimedia SoC development, we are able to design chips that meet our customers'requirements for the delivery of advanced video compression in silicon. We arepleased to extend our relationship with ARC and to standardize a key element ofBroadcom's technology strategy on their configurable products." Carl Schlachte, president and CEO of ARC International, said, "Broadcom has beenone of ARC's leading customers since 2004. This new ten year licensingagreement is a reflection of the high value a Tier 1 company places in ARC'spatented configurable solutions for the design of advanced SoCs targeting highgrowth and high volume consumer applications. We welcome the beginning of a newchapter in the Broadcom/ARC relationship, and look forward to supporting theirfuture market success with ARC-Based technology." About ARC's Patented Configurable Technology ARC's patented configurable subsystem and processor technology enables SoCdesigners to create silicon that is optimized to the end application. Designershave the freedom to retain necessary functionality while removing unneededfeatures in a configurable ARC product. The benefit is an SoC with a moreoptimal balance of speed, area and power for a specific application, resultingin a lower power, smaller chip that is less expensive to manufacture. Addingcustom instructions to ARC's subsystems and cores, designers can achieve majorgains in application efficiency by defining custom extensions that acceleratecritical code. # # # About ARC International plc ARC International is the world leader in configurable subsystems and CPU/DSPprocessors that are used by semiconductor companies worldwide to createsystem-on-chip (SoC) designs that provide a strategic competitive advantage.ARC's patented configurable products are smaller, consume less power, are lessexpensive to manufacture, and provide a higher degree of differentiation overwhat can be created using "fixed architecture" core alternatives. ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate and research anddevelopment offices in California and Elstree, UK. For more information visitwww.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange as ARCInternational 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. Theseare at the sole discretion of ARC International. For other factors that couldcause actual results to differ, visit the company's Website as well as thelisting particulars filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and theRegistrar of Companies in England and Wales. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange