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Broadcom Corporation Expands Relationship with
MIPS Technologies to License Entire Range of
MIPS Cores for Next-Generation Products
Mountain View, Calif., - February 9, 2007
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, networking, personal entertainment, communications and business applications, today announced that Broadcom Corporation has extended its relationship with MIPS to drive the company’s current and future SoC designs. One of the first MIPS32® and MIPS64® architecture customers and an early adopter of MIPS’ core
technology, Broadcom will license the entire range of MIPS32 processor cores to power next-generation products for business, service provider and consumer markets.
“Over the years, MIPS® processor technology has played a pivotal role in our development of cutting-edge designs for business and consumer markets,” said Daniel A. Marotta, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Communications Business Group, Broadcom Corporation.
“Our decision to license the entire MIPS product line, with its unparalleled performance, low-power and cost benefits, will enable Broadcom to deliver a distinct competitive advantage in our designs as we respond to the evolving market needs of our customers.”
"We’re delighted that our growing relationship with Broadcom continues to help drive innovative products for the networking, broadband access and digital entertainment
industries worldwide," said John Bourgoin, president and chief executive officer at MIPS Technologies. “We look forward to broadening the scope of our relationship and providing next-generation solutions for the home, small business and enterprise
markets.”
Broadcom has licensed the entire array of industry-leading MIPS32 processor cores, which consist of the following product lines:
34KTM Family - The first MIPS® cores to exploit multi-threading for embedded applications, the 34K family delivers significant gains in system performance and cost savings, with a
very modest increase in die size.
24K® Family - The low-power 24K cores offer 660 MHz performance in a 90 nanometer G process, minimizing design time and reducing product costs. They are ideal for home entertainment applications as well as portable, battery powered consumer devices.
24KETM Family - The high performance 24KE cores incorporates efficient DSP capability while significantly reducing overall SoC die area, cost, and power consumption and improving signal processing performance.
4KETM Family - The highly-configurable 4KE cores offer SoC designers a tailored
solution for high-performance, low-power consumer applications, giving them the
flexibility to optimize applications by maximizing performance or minimizing power
consumption.
4KSTM Family - The 4KSd secure data core is a high-performance processor that meets
the needs of emerging secure data applications and the stringent power, security and
size requirements for smart cards, without the need of a coprocessor.
M4KTM Core - The small, high-performance M4K core offers a superior solution for multi-
CPU SoC designs, which are becoming increasingly popular in next-generation
networking and broadband applications.
Pro Series® Family - Pro Series cores allow SoC designers to write their own
instruction set extensions and create highly differentiated, highly competitive products.
Using standard tools and software, designers can significantly increase performance,
reduce power consumption, and more.
About MIPS Technologies
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, networking, personal
entertainment, communications and business applications. The company drives the
broadest architectural alliance that delivers 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions to
the embedded market, and in combination with its licensees, offers the widest range of
robust, scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific
products worldwide. MIPS Technologies licenses its intellectual property (IP) to today’s
leading semiconductor companies, ASIC developers and system OEMs.
Today, MIPS-BasedTM designs are integrated in millions of products around the world,
including broadband devices from Linksys, digital cameras from Canon, DTVs and entertainment systems from Sony, DVD Recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is based in Mountain View, California,
with offices worldwide. For more information, please contact (650) 567-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com.
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