NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Sept. 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Arkados, Inc. (OTCBB:CDKN) has received the first silicon of their AI-1100 system-on-chip, designed to be embedded into various consumer electronics devices and deliver high-speed Internet connectivity and multimedia over the power lines in a home. Arkados introduces the AI-1000 as the first in their ArkTIC(tm) family of turnkey hardware and software solutions.
Powerline communications enables new consumer products
Networks via AC power wiring place digital multimedia content anywhere within the home for the convenience and enjoyment of the consumer. The Arkados team was one of the founding members of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, the industry consortium that builds standard technologies for the connected home market.
The Arkados implementation of HomePlug technology offers programmability that enables OEMs to extend the functionality of their products and produce a variety of products from a single design.
Highly integrated solution delivers a rich platform for entire product lines
The ArkTIC family of solutions is designed to address the rapidly developing connected home market with a portfolio of solutions that enable OEMs and ODMs to quickly develop digitally networked consumer electronic products with a competitive cost structure. The AI-1100 chip is the first to offer a single chip combining HomePlug powerline technology, a wide variety of in-demand interfaces including digital audio, and a powerful ARM9 processor.
The Arkados solutions are designed to lower the overall cost of producing products for the connected home, speed the time to market and offer a flexible multimedia platform for developing and delivering such powerline networked products.
For further information on Arkados, Inc., please visit www.arkados.com.
About Arkados
Arkados Inc. develops, manufactures and supplies system-on-chip semiconductors that enable easy-to-use digital connectivity between the many entertainment and computing devices used by consumers. Redefining "plug and play," Arkados solutions create a virtual, home-wide entertainment and information network enabling digital data to be shared between stereos, radios, computers, speakers, mp3 players, televisions, cable and DSL modems, and a host of other devices. The Company's OEM customers can produce sophisticated, full-featured products with a lower production cost, faster time-to-market, and a high degree of programmability. Arkados chips conform to HomePlug Powerline Alliance standards and can also be used for in-building and to-the-home applications. The Company has strategic partnerships with Leviton Inc., and GDA Technologies.
Arkados Inc. (OCTBB:CDKN) is based in North Plainfield, N.J. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CDKNet.com Inc.
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