Re Development Partner

Arc International PLC
29 October 2001



            ARC adds Tality to its worldwide design centre network

 Tality to provide design expertise to developers of systems on a chip (SoCs)

                  based on ARC's user-customisable processor

Elstree, UK, 29th Oct 2001 - ARC International plc (LSE:ARK), a leading
developer of user-customisable, high-performance 32-bit processor cores,
development tools, peripherals and other intellectual property (IP), has
announced that Tality Corporation, a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems
(NYSE:CDN), has become a design services and development partner of ARC. The
agreement between the two companies gives Tality access to the
user-customisable ARCtangentTM-A4 processor, technology, software and
development tools, enabling the generation of new designs and licences for
products based on ARC's technology.

Tality and ARC will also jointly develop application-specific IP for the
ARCtangent processor, offering platform solutions in the wireless, network
gateway and communications market sectors. Details of these will be announced
in coming months.

John Stockton, interim Chief Executive Officer of ARC International said, 'We
expect to generate several new licences from the addition of Tality to our
worldwide design centre network. Tality will provide expert design resources
for ARC's customers who need engineering resources to complete their
ARCtangent-based designs, particularly in wireless systems and full SoC
applications.'

Tality already has expertise with ARC's IP and tools, particularly in
developing ARC's BlueFormTM product. Tality is a leading global provider of
innovative engineering services and IP for the design of complex electronic
systems and integrated circuits. Tality has a wide range of IP that can be
utilised by both ARC and Tality customers to facilitate low-risk development
and fast time to market.

John Stockton added, 'Tality will further enhance our capability to help
customers accelerate the development of their SoCs.' He explains, 'Most of our
customers develop an idea which will give them a competitive edge through
substantial differentiation at the hardware level. They select ARC's
technology because it allows them to achieve this quickly. But some customers
don't have the design resources or expertise to integrate our processor, other
IP, and software into their overall development, and that's where Tality adds
value.'

Brent Hudson, president of Tality Corporation, adds, 'We are pleased to be
able to strengthen the relationship between our companies. The experience we
gained by combining our expertise and technology to help develop ARC's
BluetoothO system IP will enable us to help our mutual customers bring
innovative products to market.'



                                    -Ends-

For more information contact:


ARC International plc

Nitin Dahad

Director of Worldwide Communications

[phone]



Peter Aubusson

Investor Relations Manager

[phone]



Tality


Jim Douglas

Tality Corporation

[phone], [e-mail]



Leslie Taschner

Cohn & Wolfe

[phone]



Notes for Editors

About ARC's design centres

ARC's design centres, design services partners and other partners are part of
the 'ARC Circle' program, details of which are under the 'Partners' section of
www.arccores.com. In addition to Tality, ARC's worldwide network of design
centres includes Bluefont Technologies (India), Delta (Denmark), Fraunhofer
IIS (Germany), Intrinsix (USA), Mosaid (Canada), Palmchip (USA), and Systec
(Japan). Other companies offering design services for ARCtangent-based
projects include Ensigma Technologies and Espico.

About Tality

Tality Corporation, a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN),
is the world's largest electronic product development outsourcing provider.
Leading and emerging technology companies around the globe leverage Tality's
engineering services and intellectual property for the design of complex
electronic systems and integrated circuits. Tality is headquartered in San
Jose, California. For more information about Tality, please visit us at
www.tality.com.



About ARC International

ARC International plc is a leading developer of user-customisable,
high-performance 32-bit processor cores (including ARCtangentTM), development
tools, peripherals and other intellectual property (IP), enabling reduced time
to market for system-on-chip products.

ARC's 58 customers include Conexant Systems, Cypress Semiconductor, Fujitsu
Microelectronics, IBM, Infineon Technologies, Qlogic and SanDisk . Products
based on ARC's technology include digital still cameras, set-top boxes, and
network processors. MetaWare Inc., Precise Software Technologies Inc., and
VAutomation Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of ARC International, providing
software development tools, hardware and software intellectual property and
real-time operating systems for an integrated approach to system-on-chip
development. ARC's third-party partners include Cadence, Flextronics,
Intrinsix, Synopsys, TSMC, UMC, Wind River, and Xilinx.

ARC International plc employs 230 people at its headquarters in Elstree,
England, and in research and development, sales, and marketing offices across
North America, Europe, and Israel. ARC International plc is listed on the
London Stock Exchange (LSE:ARK). The company's web site is at
www.arccores.com.

Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts include
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements include, among others, market acceptance of the ARC
technology; fluctuations in and unpredictability of the Company's quarterly
results; general economic and business conditions; regulatory policies adopted
by governmental authorities; assumptions regarding the Company's future
business strategy; changes in technology; competition; ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel; risks associated with the Company's international
operations; and other uncertainties that are discussed in the 'Investment
Considerations' section of the Company's listing particulars dated 28
September 2000 filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the
Registrar of Companies in England and Wales.

ARC International (UK) Ltd. and ARC Cores, Inc., both of which are wholly
owned subsidiaries of ARC International plc, trade under the name of ARC
Cores. ARC, the ARC logo, ARCtangent, ARCangel, ARCompact, ARChitect, ARCform,
BlueForm, and CASSEIA are trademarks of ARC International (UK) Ltd. All other
brands or product names are the property of their respective holders.