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News Release from: ARC International
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 March 2001
Infineon to use ARC core in DSL
transceiver
Infineon Technologies has licensed ARC's 32bit user-configurable microprocessor for its next generation DSL (digital subscriber line) transceiver technology.
Infineon Technologies has licensed ARC's 32bit user-configurable microprocessor for its next generation DSL (digital subscriber line) transceiver technology Infineon's decision is based on the flexibility of ARC's processor core as well as the development tool support available from ARC
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Bob Terwilliger, CEO of ARC International, commented: "This is another significant design win for us.
Infineon's choice of ARC's microprocessor core demonstrates that our technology is being increasingly accepted by blue-chip names in the industry.
In addition, our technology enables customers like Infineon to develop new products that can give them competitive advantage - quickly".
Some of the key benefits that Infineon is likely to gain from using ARC's technology for its project are: the ability to use multiple ARC processors in its chip; the ability to optimise instructions to increase system performance, and the lower power consumption afforded by the small size of the processor core itself.
As demonstrated by Cisco Systems last year, custom instructions are the property of the developer rather than ARC, which means it is possible to gain significant advantage from being able to differentiate products from competitors.
Development tool support for ARC is available from MetaWare, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARC, which provides integrated compilers and debuggers for ARC's microprocessor.
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