ConfigCon(TM) Silicon Valley 2006 Attracted More Than 600 Registrants to Listen to 30+ Presentations Covering Configurable Processor Technology

8 Nov 2006 18:26

ARC International (LSE:ARK), the world leader in configurablesubsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announced that ConfigCon(TM)Silicon Valley attracted a record 633 registrants to listen to morethan 30 companies from the ecosystem supporting system-on-chip (SoC)design with configurable processor technology. In 2006, over 1000design engineers in Asia and the U.S. attended the three ConfigConevents. Electronic copies of the presentations made at ConfigConSilicon Valley as well as ConfigCon Taiwan and ConfigCon China are nowavailable at www.configcon.com. £ "The Silicon Valley venue was a successful conclusion to the 2006ConfigCon developer conference series that is educating the worldwidesemiconductor industry on configurability," said Derek Meyer, seniorvice president of sales and marketing at ARC International. "We wouldlike to thank all of the companies who supported ConfigCon throughoutthe year whose support and assistance was invaluable. For 2007 weexpect ConfigCon to continue its momentum and bring the message ofconfigurability to other highly active markets doing leading-edge SoCdesign." £ Held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, keynotes for the firstday of ConfigCon Silicon Valley from Toshiba, TSMC North America,Cadence Design Systems, the University of Edinburgh, and ARCInternational detailed the technology wave building behindconfigurable CPUs to a standing room only audience. At lunch JimFeldhan, president of Semico Research, forecasted there will be 1billion SoCs shipping to market by 2010 incorporating a configurablecore. The afternoon featured 12 breakout presentations from firmsoffering software and hardware solutions supporting "configurable SoCdesign," and EDA company executives from Cadence, Magma, Coware,Azuro, Tenison, and the University of Edinburgh held a lively paneldiscussion on how configurability is becoming the SoC designmethodology for the twenty-first century. £ During the Digitimes Forum at ConfigCon on the second day, theaudience heard keynote presentations from Dr. Sun Yuning, Chairman ofChina's IGRS (Intelligent Grouping and Resources Sharing) WorkingGroup, Dr. Nicky Lu, CEO of Etron and the Chairman of FSA AsiaPacific, and Steven Joe, CEO of D-Link North America. They werefollowed by a panel discussion describing emerging opportunitiesbetween Asia and Silicon Valley, which was moderated by venturecapitalist Bob Lin - founder of Multi-Dimensional Venture Partners.The afternoon of day two featured 10 breakout sessions with companiessuch as Abilis Systems, Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTi),Digitimes, Fraunhofer, FSP Group, iFLYTEK, Mindtree, and Xambala. £ About the ConfigCon(TM) Conference Series £ ConfigCon is a global developer conference series that informs SoCengineers on hardware and software solutions based upon configurableprocessor technology - the industry's fastest growing microprocessorarchitecture according to Semico Research Corporation. Three ConfigConevents took place in 2006 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Shanghai, China, andSilicon Valley. For 2007 ConfigCon will continue to educate the globalsemiconductor industry in new locations. Visit www.configcon.com tostay informed about future locations, and agenda and registrationinformation. £ About ARC International plc £ ARC International is the world leader in configurable subsystemsand CPU/DSP processors that are used by semiconductor companiesworldwide to create system-on-chip (SoC) designs that provide astrategic competitive advantage. ARC's patented configurable productsare smaller, consume less power, are less expensive to manufacture,and provide a higher degree of differentiation over what can becreated using "fixed architecture" core alternatives. £ ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporateand research and development offices in California and Elstree, UK.For more information visit www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed onthe London Stock Exchange as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). £ ARC, the ARC logo, and ConfigCon are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of ARC International. All other brands or product namescontained herein are the property of their respective owners. Thispress release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" thatinvolve risks and uncertainties, including the development,implementation, and release of features described herein. These are atthe sole discretion of ARC International. For other factors that couldcause actual results to differ, visit the company's Website as well asthe listing particulars filed with the United Kingdom ListingAuthority and the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales. Copyright Business Wire 2006