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News Release from: ARC International
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 January 2007
Cores contribute to hot consumer devices
ARC-based solutions on show at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show include some of the hottest consumer devices and technologies available.
ARC customers, partners and OEM companies are displaying a wide range of innovative ARC-based solutions at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) These include some of the hottest consumer devices and technologies available, such as Wi-Fi-enabled mobile computers, Flash memory cards, digital cameras, portable media players, biometric devices, DSL modems and more
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Broadcom Corp previously announced it has signed a multiyear, comprehensive licensing agreement with ARC to develop leading-edge system-on-chips (SoCs) for high-growth consumer applications.
Chips and Media is using a configurable ARC 605 core to develop digital set-top box chips targeted at high-volume applications.
Chips and Media selected the ARC 605 core because it is smaller, lower power and provides up to twice the megahertz performance of competing processors.
D-Link Systems is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of advanced networking, broadband, digital, voice and data communications solutions.
ARC-based products currently offered by D-Link include the DBT-120 wireless Bluetooth USB adapter, which enables users to sync data from devices such as cameras, PCs, mobile phones, headphones and more.
Fujitsu's ARC-based SmartMPEG chips appear in a number of set-top boxes from companies such as Digenius, GSS, Grocos, Conrad, Medion and LaSat.
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe previously announced that it has deepened its commitment to ARC's configurable architecture by announcing that it has taken a licence for an ARC 700 family core for use in high-volume consumer applications.
Oki Electric Industry previously announced it has taken a licence for the ARC Sound Advanced Subsystem, which it plans to incorporate into an application specific standard product (ASSP) for the rapidly growing advanced in-car audio market and other consumer applications.
SanDisk is the leading supplier of Flash data storage card products and provides a wide array of digital imaging and audio storage solutions.
An ARC customer since 2000, SanDisk will display at CES a range of ARC-based products including its popular Cruzer and innovative Gruvi products.
Siano Mobile Silicon, a provider of innovative technology to the mobile digital TV marketplace, is using a ARC configurable processor to develop a new SMS1000 mobile digital TV receiver chip, which is targeted at a range of products delivering mobile TV services to consumers.
Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corp previously announced that it has taken a licence for a configurable ARC processor with DSP extensions that will be integrated into next-generation consumer electronic devices.
Toshiba America Electronic Components and ARC have entered into a strategic collaboration that will grow the industry's adoption of configurable processor technology worldwide.
As part of the collaboration, Toshiba has taken a multiyear licence for the ARChitect processor configurator.
Toshiba also has introduced a series of digital still cameras that incorporate ARC-based silicon from other ARC customers.
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