Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

13 Feb 2008 07:01

Arc International PLC13 February 2008 Media Contact: Jonah McLeodARC International+1 408 437 3477Jonah.Mcleod@arc.com Abilis Systems' ARC-Based(TM) Mobile TV Solution Is World's Smallest DVB-H/T Receiver MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, February 13, 2008 - ARC International(LSE: ARK) today announced that Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company, isusing ARC technology in the world's smallest digital mobile TV receiver forDVB-H/T applications. The new AS-101 is produced in a 5mm x 5mm CSP package andintegrates multi-band RF tuner, advanced OFDM demodulator, memory and interfacesonto a single 90nm CMOS die, with the receiver performance surpassing the MBRAI2 and Nordig 1.0.3 specifications. This is part of a series of ARC customerannouncements made today focused on the high-growth Mobile TV market. Seerelated announcements dated February 13, 2008 from ARC International. "ARC's configurable cores enable us to build a powerful solution that addressesmultiple Mobile TV markets and multiple standards," explained Eric Gouze, headof business development at Abilis Systems. "Furthermore, we can integrate theentire digital TV receiver into a single antenna-to-digital chip, thus reducingdesign and production costs and lowering overall power consumption of thesystem." "The three announcements today from customers targeting the Mobile TV marketreflects ARC's strategy of enabling customers to deliver an enhanced userexperience to consumers in high volume applications," said Bill Jackson, vicepresident of marketing at ARC. "Consumers are unimpressed by technology butwillingly pay for features that enhance their multimedia experience. Along withubiquitous connectivity via WiFi and WiMAX hot spots, transportable content inflash memory, Mobile TV represents one of the most promising unit volume growthmarkets as consumers continue to drive OEMs for devices that allow themcontinuous multimedia content access anytime and anywhere." About Abilis Systems' ARC-Based(TM) Designs The latest family of Abilis chips is designed for the Mobile TV market and is inproduction now. Abilis used ARC's configurability to integrate custominstructions and meet the requirements of small power consumption to extendbattery life and small die size to reduce costs. # # # About Abilis Systems Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company (SWX:KUD.VX) , provides truesingle-chip CMOS solutions for OFDM-based radio communications standards,enabling any electronics device with a display to receive digital TV broadcasts.By utilizing software-defined radio architectures to guarantee the highestquality of service in all reception conditions, combined with the latest lowpower technology, Abilis Systems enables a small footprint, low power televisionreceiver which can support mobile and digital TV standards worldwide. Thefabless semiconductor company's unique 'antenna-to-digital' solution is easilyintegrated to output a digital TV video stream ready for decoding and display.Abilis Systems, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, also actively co-operateswith sister companies of the Kudelski Group to develop complete hardware/software packages for highly secured conditional access systems. For moreinformation, visit www.abilis.com 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 patented subsystemsand cores are smaller, consume less power, and are less expensive to manufacturethan competing products. ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate and research anddevelopment offices in California and St. Albans, 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. 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. For other factors that could cause actual results to differ,visit the company's Website as well as the listing particulars filed with theUnited Kingdom Listing Authority and the Registrar of Companies in England andWales. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange