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Arrive’s highly integrated feature and SerDes-rich AT4848 targeted for next- generation broadband customer premises, access and metro-edge networking equipment.

SAN JOSE, CA and ROSEVILLE, CA, – April 2, 2007 – Arrive Technologies, Inc. an innovator in broadband silicon technology, and K-micro, a leader in advanced ASICs, today announced that Arrive is delivering its AT4848 multi-service single chip Hybrid Ethernet & PDH ADM based on K-micro advanced ASIC technology.

“A dramatic transition from the legacy circuit switched technology to the new Ethernet based transport technology is underway in the Access, Edge and Metro networks,” said Arrive founder, Tom Eames. “This transition is fueled by the dramatic growth of DSL, Cable Modem and Triple Play residential broadband services, business Carrier Ethernet services and 3G RAN wireless broadband backhaul. Our OC-48/STM-16 AT4848 Hybrid Ethernet & PDH ADM product is designed for these next-generation Ethernet packet services while continuing to support a smooth transition from legacy circuit switched services. The AT4848 supports HDLC, ATM, SPI-3 and RPR while at the same time GFP for Ethernet over PDH and VCAT SONET/SDH with VLAN/MPLS support. The AT4848 can replace as many as ten chips compared to alternative solutions and provides the broadest functionality at the lowest cost and power point available today. We needed an ASIC partner that could implement our leading-edge design at affordable prices. After evaluating a number of ASIC suppliers, we concluded that K-micro clearly was the best choice.”

The integrated features of the AT4848 Hybrid Ethernet/PDH ADM provide advantages in a system applications including:

• Next Generation MSPPs or ADMs
• Next Generation ultra low cost 1 RU micro MSPPs/ADMs
• Next Generation remote DSLAM & Cable Modem backhaul
• Remote OLTs for Triple Play Fiber to the Premises
• Enterprise Customer Premises Equipment
• 3G RAN and WiMAX aggregation and backhaul

“The combination of Arrive’s sophisticated design and K-micro’s advanced ASIC technology, including our advanced Multi-Rate SerDes, enables the single chip AT4848, to replace many chips, resulting in significant system-level power, board space, and cost savings,” said Joel Silverman, vice president of Technology Solutions, K-micro. “We expect Arrive’s AT4848 to be very well received by networking equipment manufacturers.”

ABOUT ARRIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Arrive is a US and Vietnam-based fabless semiconductor company offering the communications semiconductor market a unique product life cycle model based on Arrive’s low cost Vietnam facility and its innovative FPGA/ASIC approach. Arrive provides ASSP, ASIC and FPGA based products and design services, targeting the transition from circuit-switched PDH/SONET/SDH to packet-based SONET/SDH/Ethernet/MPLS technologies. Arrive provides fast turnaround and low development cost FPGAs and transitions them through hardcopy, ASIC and ASSPs based on a customer and market need. Arrive Technologies is the only company that currently offers this innovative Vietnam plus FPGA/ASIC cost effective and time to market capability.

ABOUT K-MICRO (KAWASAKI MICROELECTRONICS)

K-micro’s innovative ASIC technologies and world-class design support are used in the consumer electronics, computer, office-automation, networking and storage markets. The company is an active participant in industry standards organizations, including InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Technical Committee T10 for SCSI Storage Interfaces, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG), USB Implementers Forum, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Universal Plug and Play Forum (UPnP), the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA), Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP). K-micro has design centers in San Jose, Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, contact the company at 408-570-0555, or visit http://www.k-micro.us

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Press Contact:

Sacha Arts (for Kawasaki Microelectronics)
Slider & Associates
408-356-3099
sacha@sliderassociates.com

Arrive Press Contact
John Schell john@arrivetechnologies.com
 

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