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ARC International Announces V
ARC International Announces V.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 4508I Arc International PLC 19 November 2008 \n \nMedia Contact:\nJonah McLeod\nARC International\n+1 408 437 3477\[email protected]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nARC International Announces \nVirtual Bass™ Audio Enrichment Solution\n\nSAN JOSE, Calif., and ST. ALBANS, England, November 19, 2008 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), today introduced Virtual Bass™ audio enrichment technology that enables electronic companies to be more competitive and lower manufacturing costs while providing a more compelling multimedia experience to consumers.\n\nVirtual Bass is part of ARC's silicon-to-sound solution that delivers a deep rich bass response on existing speakers or headphones thereby eliminating the need to add subwoofers or other costly audio components. This provides OEMs with up to $3 million in manufacturing cost savings over the life of a product and when combined with the low power ARC® Sound Subsystem a 100-hour audio playback solution for portable devices. Semiconductor vendors also benefit by realizing up to $1 million savings in silicon costs over the life of their system-on-chip (SoC) product development.\n\n\"ARC has created a significant opportunity for OEMs to increase their competitiveness in today's challenging market environment,\" said Ben Bajarin, director, consumer technology practice at Creative Strategies. \"With ARC's Virtual Bass technology, consumer device manufacturers can achieve significant levels of differentiation that adds value to their device, thus commanding a higher price in the marketplace. ARC's solution is a good example of how to deliver a premium multimedia experience to consumers that makes business sense for electronics companies.\" \n\nThe ARC® Silicon-to-Sound Solution\nVirtual Bass technology is part of ARC's Sonic Focus™ audio enrichment technology suite. When implemented on the ARC Sound Subsystem, it offers a complete solution that lowers their manufacturing cost while producing an enhanced listening experience. The solution includes the entire breath of ARC's product offerings: \n\n\nThe underlying silicon solution that cuts chip size and lowers power consumption,\n\n\nThe complete set of software to provide playback of any digital music format,\n\n\nAll the tools needed to develop the chip solution, a...