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 Announces New Licensing Agreements with Leading European Semiconductor Companies and Design Teams ARC's Configurable Subsystems and Processors Driving High-Growth Applications Including Multimedia, GPS, and Networking ELSTREE, England, March 6, 2007 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), the world leaderin configurable subsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announced new licensingagreements with leading European semiconductor companies and system-on-chip(SoC) design teams. All have adopted ARC's patented configurable MediaSubsystems or processors for a variety of media, global positioning system(GPS), and home connectivity-centric chip designs. These customers join ARC's growing base of customers that has close to doubledin the past two years. Today, almost 140 companies worldwide rely upon ARC'sconfigurable solutions to reduce the design cost of next-generation chipdevelopment. Also reference companion press release announced today by ARCInternational about customer IP Wireless. NemeriX S.A. NemeriX is a venture-backed fabless semiconductor company specializing inultra-low-power RF and baseband ICs for the rapidly expanding GPS and wirelessindustries. Using a unique combination of innovative silicon architectures andfull-custom layout techniques, the Nemerix chipset is one of the world's lowestpower GPS solutions available today. NemeriX has standardized its ongoing development efforts on the ARC 600configurable core family to create GPS chipsets that offer a smaller form factorand lower power consumption than competitive offerings. In addition toleveraging ARC's leading configurable processor technology, NemeriX utilizedCadence's Encounter(R) digital IC platform to reduce power consumption in itsARC-BasedTM design by close to fifty percent. Semtech Corporation Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-quality analog andmixed-signal semiconductor products. The company's UK-based design team hastaken a license for an ARC configurable processor. Semtech's solutions areemployed in communications, computer and computer-peripheral, automated testequipment, industrial, and other commercial applications. SiConnect, Limited SiConnect, a leading suppler of in-home power line communications (PLC), hastaken a license for a configurable ARC product to develop their next-generationof products. SiConnect's innovative POEM technology enables existing domesticelectrical wiring to be used to transport audio, video, voice, and datathroughout the home. Working in partnership with blue chip telecommunicationoperators, cable companies and consumer electronics manufacturers, SiConnect iscreating new benchmarks for PLC technology that achieve all-capacity,reliability, ease-of-use, and cost-point requirements. # # # 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