Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

20 Feb 2008 07:01

Arc International PLC20 February 2008 Media Contact:Jonah McLeodARC International+1 408 437 3477Jonah.Mcleod@arc.com ARC Powers Audio for Fujitsu's Next-Generation Multi-Standard HD Set-Top Box Solution SAN JOSE, Calif., and ST. ALBANS, England, February 20, 2008 - ARCInternational (LSE: ARK) today announced that Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe(FME) has extended its long term relationship with ARC and taken a license forone of ARC's powerful audio solutions. It will be used to processmulti-standard audio codecs in FME's next generation high definition (HD)digital television decoders, including MPEG audio, Windows Media and otherstandards. This will help ensure that FME can deliver a high quality audioexperience to consumers watching digital televisions regardless of the encodingsource. "Fujitsu first chose ARC because its configurable cores enabled us to buildhighly differentiated solutions," stated Johannes Richter, FME's director ofmultimedia business unit. "Using ARC's audio solution enables ournext-generation chip to meet critical price points in the highly competitiveconsumer market. Furthermore, it helps our design team get the chip to marketmuch faster." Bill Jackson, ARC's vice president of marketing, said, "ARC's multimediasubsystems provide customers such as Fujitsu with a hardware and softwaresolution that reduces their design effort and increase their competitiveness.We are pleased that Fujitsu chose to extend its relationship with ARC, and lookforward to their continued success with ARC-Based chips in the high growthset-top box market." Global Digital Set-Top Box Market According to market research firm, Semico Research Corp. in Phoenix, Ariz., theset-top box market in 2007 reached $11B, a 24 percent increase over 2006, andgrew to more than 85 million units. The arrival of HD content and the abilityto connect to the Internet are factors that are expected to spur new unit growthfor this application. # # # About ARC International plcARC International is the world leader in multimedia subsystems and configurableCPU/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 San Jose and Lake Tahoe, California, St. Albans, UK, andSt. Petersburg, Russia. For more information visit www.ARC.com. ARCInternational is listed on the London Stock Exchange as ARC 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. 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