Industry Veterans Strengthen ARC International Management Team ARC targets Derek Meyer and Andy Jaros for their vast experience in the Semiconductor IP industry

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2004 – ARC International (LSE: ARK), a world leader in configurable RISC CPU/DSP processor cores and application platforms, today announced that Derek Meyer and Andrew Jaros have joined ARC as Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of North American sales, respectively. The two semiconductor-industry veterans will provide valuable knowledge and insight as ARC continues to establish its leadership position and expand its extendible processor-core products and services.

Derek Meyer joins ARC with 20 years of semiconductor, embedded systems and software experience including over 10 years in Semiconductor IP. He was most recently VP of Business Development and Strategy at Ceva and prior to that spent 6 years at MIPS Technologies, first as VP of Marketing and Sales and later VP of Field Operations. "I believe configurable processors will be at the core of the most interesting new SOC designs and ARC's innovative technology will be the foundation for many of these exciting new products," said Derek.

Andy Jaros has over 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining ARC, he was the Director of Strategic Partner Sales for ARM Ltd. for the last two years out of more than his six years tenure at ARM. Before his key revenue-generating roles at ARM, Andy worked at Motorola in Sales. Andy has also held the position of President and GM of J.N. Blair & Co. Inc., a closely held distribution business outside of the semiconductor industry.
"Both Andy and Derek represent some exciting changes in the ARC management team," said Carl Schlachte, ARC CEO. "Their strength and experience in the semiconductor IP industry will play a significant role in expanding ARC's market position."

About ARC
ARC International is a world leader in low-power, high-performance 32-bit RISC/DSP configurable processor cores, real-time operating systems and development tools for embedded system design. ARC's configurable, extendible cores assist customers in their rapid development of next generation digital media, consumer and communications devices, resulting in exceptionally competitive System-on-Chip products.

ARC International maintains a worldwide presence with corporate offices in Elstree, UK and San Jose, California, USA. 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).

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