SMIC and ARC International To Jointly Bring Configurable Processors to China
Agreement Designed to Bring Benefits of ARC's Patented
Configurable Technology And SMIC's Foundry Services to the
Semiconductor Industry's Fastest Growing Region
ELSTREE, United Kingdom & SHANGHAI, China—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 8, 2006—
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC"
NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 0981.HK), one of the leading semiconductor
foundries in the world, and ARC International plc (LSE:ARK), today
announced a joint agreement to equip system-on-chip (SoC) developers
in mainland China with configurable technology. SMIC, the first
announced China-based foundry to enter into a strategic partnership
with ARC, will offer one-stop design and manufacturing services for
ARC's industry-leading and patented configurable processor technology.
This joint agreement is part of ARC's strategy to expand business
throughout Asia and highlights SMIC's commitment to continue to
provide a total package solution for its customers.
A number of ARC licensees selling into China are already
leveraging SMIC to produce a range of ARC-Based(TM) designs for
high-volume embedded applications. ARC licensees can use ARC's
configurable CPU/DSP cores and multimedia subsystems with SMIC's
manufacturing processes, and expect to develop lower cost products
that are uniquely tuned to the end user application.
"China's semiconductor industry represented close to $7.5 billion
in 2004 and is expected to grow about twice the rate of the overall
growth of the worldwide semiconductor industry," said Tony Massimini,
chief of technology for Semico Research. "Consumer applications will
be a key driving force in maintaining the growth in China. These are
applications with rapidly evolving features and standards.
Configurable cores lend themselves well to such a volatile market as
designers are able to develop low cost, differentiated devices."
"We are very pleased to partner with ARC, an industry leader in
configurable CPU technology," said Paul OuYang, vice president of
Design Services at SMIC. "As consumer-based products continue to
dominate the semiconductor industry, SoC designers seek new ways to
reduce their development and manufacturing costs, and decrease their
time-to-market for their products. Judging by the increasing interest
we are seeing from our customers, we believe that ARC's configurable
processor technology provides one such solution."
"ARC has more than 100 licensees who together ship an annual
volume of close to 100 million units of ARC-Based products," said
Derek Meyer, senior vice president of sales and marketing at ARC
International. "This new alliance with SMIC is part of ARC's global
expansion strategy and further underscores our commitment to working
with world-leading semiconductor companies to bring configurable
technology to customers throughout Asia. As a leading foundry in
China, we are pleased to have SMIC's support to help introduce the
benefits of configurability to China."
About SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, ("SMIC")
(NYSE:SMI) (HKSE:0981.HK) is one of the leading semiconductor
foundries in the world, providing integrated circuit (IC)
manufacturing at 0.35um to 90nm and finer line technologies to
customers worldwide. Established in 2000, SMIC has four 8-inch wafer
fabrication facilities in volume production in Shanghai and Tianjin.
In the first quarter of 2005, SMIC commenced commercial production at
its 12-inch wafer fabrication facility in Beijing. SMIC also maintains
customer service and marketing offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan,
and a representative office in Hong Kong. As part of its dedication
towards providing high-quality services, SMIC strives to comply with
or exceed international standards and has achieved ISO9001,
ISO/TS16949, OHSAS18001, TL9000, BS7799 and ISO14001 certifications.
For additional information, please visit http://www.smics.com.
About ARC International plc
ARC International is the world leader in low-power,
high-performance 32-bit configurable CPU/DSP processor cores,
subsystems, real-time operating systems and development tools for
embedded system design. ARC's patented configurable CPU technology
assists customers in the development of next generation digital media,
consumer and communications devices, resulting in lower cost, higher
performance SoC products.
ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate
offices in San Jose, California, USA and Elstree, UK. The company has
research and development offices located in England and the United
States. For more information please visit the ARC website at:
www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange
as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK).
ARC, the ARC logo and ARC-Based are trademarks or registered
trademarks of ARC International. All other brands or product names
contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
This press release may contain certain "forward-looking
statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For factors that
could cause actual results to differ, visit the company's Website as
well as the listing particulars filed with the United Kingdom Listing
Authority and the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales.
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Certain statements contained in this press release, such as the
statement regarding SMIC's commitment to continue to provide a total
package solution for its customers, may be viewed as "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements
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Contact:
ARC International
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