Arkle Res Regulatory News (ARK)

6 Mar 2007 07:06

Arc International PLC06 March 2007 Media Contact:Lee Garvin FlanaginARC International+1 408 437 3433lee.flanagin@arc.com ARC(R) Configurable Technology at the Heart of Three Generations of IPWireless 3G Broadband Solutions ELSTREE, England, March 6, 2007 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), the world leaderin configurable subsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announced thatIPWireless - an ARC(R) customer since 2001 - has integrated ARC's configurableprocessors into three generations of wireless broadband products. TheseARC-BasedTM chips from IPWireless now are shipping to consumers globally indevices such as T-Mobile's dual band TD-CDMA plus quad band EDGE product thatfits into most laptop computer PCMCIA slots. This announcement complements thenew licensing agreements made public today by ARC International withsemiconductor companies and design team throughout Europe. See companion pressrelease from ARC International dated March 6, 2007 for more information. IPWireless's most recent ARC-Based 3G wireless broadband TD-CDMA device(mentioned above) incorporates an ARC 725D configurable processor whichIPWireless adopted because of its small die size and best-in-class performance.The ARC 725D core enabled IPWireless's system-on-chip (SoC) design team toreplace the function of two cores with one, saving valuable chip real estate andlowering overall product development cost. "ARC's configurable processors have enabled us to create a string of innovativesolutions for mobile internet access," said Roger Nichol, vice president oftechnology at IPWireless. "Configurability enables our chip engineers tomaximize the efficiency of the ASIC by adding custom instructions, and to reducegate count and power consumption by removing unwanted functionality." IPWireless's ARC-BasedTM Chip Development Strategy For IPWireless's first family of wireless products, their challenge was tointegrate a baseband processor with a microprocessor to create a single chipsolution. After evaluating the options available from ARM, MIPS and ARC, an ARCcore was selected because its configurable architecture enabled IPWireless's SoCdesign team to reduce the amount of code required by optimizing basebandprocessing routines, thus making the SoC smaller and more efficient. BecauseARC's configurable processor can be implemented in an FPGA, IPWireless's designteam also could fully emulate and test the design before moving to full siliconproduction, lowering overall development and production costs. IPWireless's second generation SoC included scaling the manufacturing process to90nm while retaining the same ARC configurable core design. CurrentlyIPWireless is working on a completely new ARC-Based SoC design that will provideup to five times higher throughput than the existing ASICs. # # # 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. 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