10th Oct 2007 07:45
ARC International (LSE:ARK) today announced ConfigCon(TM) SiliconValley 2007 is returning to the Hyatt Santa Clara on Tuesday December4. This free, daylong event will feature discussions geared to systemand system-on-chip (SoC) designers interested in creating products formobile applications delivering multi-standard multimedia content. Italso will feature a new "CTO Summit" of technology visionaries fromacademia and private industry detailing new technologies and trends inthe fields of system design software programmability, multimediacodecs, multicore architecture, simulation, profiling, andanalysis...to name a few. £ Free registration and conference agenda can be found athttp://www.arc.com/configcon/siliconvalley_2007.html £ ConfigCon Silicon Valley 2007 Keynotes: \* T -- Intel Architect Jeffrey Hoffman will describe silicon solutions that will accommodate continuous wireless connectivity across any communications protocol, WiFi, WiMAX, and a wide range of cellular spectra. -- Microsoft Director of its Taiwan Technology Center, Dr. Jason Ta-Kang Ma, will detail the new Vista image platform and ecosystem for handhelds and desktops with a live demonstration of this new technology. -- Cadence Design Systems Corporate Vice President of Strategic Planning, Aurangzeb Khan, Cadence Design Systems, will describe visions of mobile video telephony: the drivers of technology and business collaboration. -- In-Stat Principal Analyst Gerry Kaufhold will detail the User Generated Content (UGC) revolution, and how it is changing not only the entertainment industry, but creating new market opportunities for content delivery in Web 2.0 and mobile applications. -- ARC President and CEO, Carl Schlachte, will describe how the "YouTube Generation" is impacting the semiconductor industry, and how new technologies are enabling a range of multimedia content to be delivered in a variety of form factors.\* T £ "CTO Summit" Sessions: £ This session will focus on advanced solutions that will enable thecreation of multimedia subsystems in SoCs. Each CTO will dive deepinto the requirements imposed by multi-standard, multimedia codecs,advanced processor architectures, and development tools and designplatforms for building complete solutions. £ Session titles include: \* T -- Multi-Standard Multimedia in Mobile Devices -- Multimedia: from SD to HD -- Advanced Multicore Architectures -- System Development Tools -- Next Generation System Design Platforms\* T £ About ConfigCon(TM) £ ConfigCon is a global developer conference that informs SoCengineers on hardware and software solutions based upon configurableprocessor technology - the industry's fastest growing microprocessorarchitecture according to industry analysts. 1,000 people attendedthree ConfigCon events in 2006. For 2007 ConfigCon is expanding to newlocations. Visit www.configcon.com to stay informed about venues,agendas, registration information, and copies of speakerpresentations. £ About ARC International plc £ ARC International is the world leader in configurable mediasubsystems and CPU/DSP processors. Used by over 140 companiesworldwide, ARC's configurable solutions enable the creation of highlydifferentiated system-on-chips (SoCs) that ship in hundreds ofmillions of devices annually. ARC's patented subsystems and cores aresmaller, consume less power, and are less expensive to manufacturethan competing products. £ ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporateand research and development offices in Silicon Valley and St. Albans,UK. For more information visit www.ARC.com. ARC International islisted on the London Stock Exchange as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). £ ARC and the ARC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks ofARC International. All other brands or product names contained hereinare the property of their respective owners. This press release maycontain certain "forward-looking statements" that involve risks anduncertainties, including the development, implementation, and releaseof features described herein. These are at the sole discretion of ARCInternational. Licenses from 3rd parties for certain software andessential patents may be required depending on licensee'suse/implementation. For other factors that could cause actual resultsto differ, visit the company's Website as well as the listingparticulars filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and theRegistrar of Companies in England and Wales. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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