Arc International PLC
06 March 2007
Media Contact:
Lee Garvin Flanagin
ARC International
+1 408 437 3433
lee.flanagin@arc.com
ARC(R) Configurable Technology at the Heart of Three Generations of
IPWireless 3G Broadband Solutions
ELSTREE, England, March 6, 2007 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), the world leader
in configurable subsystems and CPU/DSP processors, today announced that
IPWireless - an ARC(R) customer since 2001 - has integrated ARC's configurable
processors into three generations of wireless broadband products. These
ARC-BasedTM chips from IPWireless now are shipping to consumers globally in
devices such as T-Mobile's dual band TD-CDMA plus quad band EDGE product that
fits into most laptop computer PCMCIA slots. This announcement complements the
new licensing agreements made public today by ARC International with
semiconductor companies and design team throughout Europe. See companion press
release from ARC International dated March 6, 2007 for more information.
IPWireless's most recent ARC-Based 3G wireless broadband TD-CDMA device
(mentioned above) incorporates an ARC 725D configurable processor which
IPWireless adopted because of its small die size and best-in-class performance.
The ARC 725D core enabled IPWireless's system-on-chip (SoC) design team to
replace the function of two cores with one, saving valuable chip real estate and
lowering overall product development cost.
"ARC's configurable processors have enabled us to create a string of innovative
solutions for mobile internet access," said Roger Nichol, vice president of
technology at IPWireless. "Configurability enables our chip engineers to
maximize the efficiency of the ASIC by adding custom instructions, and to reduce
gate count and power consumption by removing unwanted functionality."
IPWireless's ARC-BasedTM Chip Development Strategy
For IPWireless's first family of wireless products, their challenge was to
integrate a baseband processor with a microprocessor to create a single chip
solution. After evaluating the options available from ARM, MIPS and ARC, an ARC
core was selected because its configurable architecture enabled IPWireless's SoC
design team to reduce the amount of code required by optimizing baseband
processing routines, thus making the SoC smaller and more efficient. Because
ARC's configurable processor can be implemented in an FPGA, IPWireless's design
team also could fully emulate and test the design before moving to full silicon
production, lowering overall development and production costs.
IPWireless's second generation SoC included scaling the manufacturing process to
90nm while retaining the same ARC configurable core design. Currently
IPWireless is working on a completely new ARC-Based SoC design that will provide
up to five times higher throughput than the existing ASICs.
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About ARC International plc
ARC International is the world leader in configurable subsystems and CPU/DSP
processors that are used by semiconductor companies worldwide to create
system-on-chip (SoC) designs that provide a strategic competitive advantage.
ARC's patented configurable products are smaller, consume less power, are less
expensive to manufacture, and provide a higher degree of differentiation over
what can be created using "fixed architecture" core alternatives.
ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate and research and
development offices in California and Elstree, UK. For more information visit
www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange as ARC
International plc (LSE: ARK).
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