28th Mar 2007 07:01
Arc International PLC28 March 2007 Media Contact: Lee Garvin Flanagin ARC International +1 408 437 3433 [email protected] ARC Announces New Licensing Agreements with Leading Semiconductor Companies in Asia ARC's Configurable Subsystems and Processors Continue to be Adopted by Leading Semiconductor Companies in China, Taiwan, and Korea ELSTREE, England, March 28, 2007 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), the worldleader in configurable media subsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announcednew licensing agreements with leading Asia-based semiconductor companies. Eachis a new ARC customer, and all have adopted ARC's patented configurablesolutions to create system-on-chips (SoCs) for high-growth applications such asmultimedia, VoIP phone, and flash memory devices. See companion news releasesdated March 28, 2007 for more information about two of these new ARC customers. These license wins underscore the growing number of semiconductor companies inAsia that are using ARC's configurable products to displace "fixed architecture"alternatives, and as companion solutions to internally developed CPUs andprocessors from firms such as ARM Holdings. These trends have boosted thenumber of license agreements for ARC from semiconductor companies throughoutAsia in calendar year 2006, and led to a record 239 percent increase in revenuefrom customers in that region. "We have been pleased with the strong adoption of ARC's configurable products byone of the world's largest and fastest growing communities of semiconductorcompanies," said Derek Meyer, senior vice president of sales and marketing atARC International. "We welcome these new customers to ARC as they join close to140 others who are using ARC's configurable subsystems and cores to create SoCsfor high-growth markets." AD Technology AD Technology of Korea has selected the configurable ARC(R) 750D core withassociated voice codecs to drive the company's new Power Line Communications(PLC) SoC. The PLC chip will provide Internet, phone and other communicationsservices for a project initiated by the government of the Republic of Korea andthe Korean Electricity & Power Research Institute (KEPR). See companion pressrelease dated March 28, 2007 for more details. Crystal Media Crystal Media of Taiwan is a fabless semiconductor company devoted to thedevelopment of Internet phone SoC solutions for the emerging VoIP market. Anaffiliate of semiconductor foundry giant UMC and founded in 2004, Crystal Mediahas taken a license for the configurable ARC 750D core to developnext-generation consumer VoIP solutions. The ARC 750D core provides CrystalMedia's SoC design team with the ability to increase the performance of theirARC-BasedTM chip while reducing die size and lowering overall development cost. Fullhan Microelectronics Fullhan Microelectronics, ARC's first publicly announced customer in China, is aleading provider of advanced H.264 video codecs and chips for multimediaapplications. Fullhan has taken a license for the configurable ARC 625D core tocreate SoCs for a range of next-generation consumer applications, includingbroadband IP set-top boxes, mobile TV solutions, HD DVD, Blu-ray DVD, digitalTV, and digital security surveillance products. Phison Electronics Phison Electronics Corporation of Taiwan has adopted the configurable ARC 605core for the creation of next generation Flash NAND Drives. Phison selected theARC core after a thorough evaluation showed it offers a smaller gate count andlower power consumption compared to competitive offerings, and because of ARC'sleadership position in the flash storage market for memory devices thatincorporate a 32-bit microprocessor. See companion press release dated March 28,2007 for more details. # # # 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. 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