Licensing Agreement

30 Jan 2007 07:01

Imagination Technologies Group PLC30 January 2007 30 January 2007 Imagination Technologies Group plc Sharp Corporation Licenses Imagination Technologies' Broadcast Receiver IPPlatform Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG; "Imagination") - a leader inSystem-on-Chip Intellectual Property ("SoC IP") - reports that Sharp Corporation("Sharp"), a leading consumer electronics company, has licensed ImaginationTechnologies' multi-standard Broadcast Receiver IP Platform, under a newmultiple-use licensing agreement, for use by Sharp Semiconductor Group in SoCstargeting new markets. The Imagination Technologies Broadcast Receiver IP Platform is based onImagination's UCC and META processing cores. The solution deliversmarket-leading features and performance in a highly integrated silicon IPplatform supported by comprehensive firmware, software drivers, and developmenttools. Under the terms of its licensing arrangements Imagination receives license feesand royalty revenues on SoCs incorporating Imagination's IP shipped by partners. About Imagination Technologies Imagination Technologies Group plc - a leader in SoC IP - develops, licenses andsupplies market-leading graphics, video and display cores, real-timemulti-threaded DSP/RISC processors and communication and broadcast technologiesfor the mobile, consumer, automotive and PC markets. It supplies licensable IP(Intellectual Property) supported by advanced development tools to leadingsemiconductor and consumer electronics companies worldwide. ImaginationTechnologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom andis publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. See: www.imgtec.com. Contact: Imagination Technologies Group plc Tel: 01923 260511Hossein Yassaie, CEOTrevor Selby, CFO College Hill Associates Tel: 020 7457 2020Adrian Duffield/ Ben Way This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange