MIPS Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance With Imagination Technologies
April 26 2010 - 8:00AM
Embedded Systems Conference -- MIPS Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home
networking, wireless, communications and business applications,
announced that MIPS and Imagination Technologies Ltd., a leading
multimedia and communications chip technologies company, have
formed a strategic alliance to ensure the optimum system solution
and support for customers combining IP from both companies.
Together the companies are working to help SoC developers get to
market quickly with optimized solutions combining processor IP from
MIPS and graphics, video and other IP from Imagination. Reflecting
this strategic alliance, MIPS Technologies has joined Imagination's
POWERVR
Insider graphics developer ecosystem as a technology
partner.
The companies plan to demonstrate an innovative SoC benefiting
from this strategic alliance at the Embedded Systems Conference
Silicon Valley, being held April 26-29, 2010 in San Jose,
California. Sigma Designs' new 3D media processor for IPTV, cable,
and network player markets incorporates Imagination's POWERVR™ SGX
3D graphics IP and a high-performance MIPS32® 24Kf™ processor. The
demonstration will be available in Imagination Technologies' booth
(#2308) at the show.
"We are impressed with the performance of our new 3D chipset
that combines MIPS' leading processors for the digital home with
industry-leading graphics performance from Imagination," said Thinh
Tran, CEO, Sigma Designs. "With our new chip, we are continuing our
trend of technology leadership and innovation in IPTV set-top
boxes. Sigma and MIPS were the first to bring the Android™
platform—with full 1080p HD capability—to set-top box chips, and
now we are pleased to offer 3D with OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics
acceleration based on the market leading POWERVR SGX technology.
Together with Imagination and MIPS Technologies, we are taking the
lead in enhancing and enriching the consumer TV user
experience."
"This alliance between MIPS and Imagination brings together two
IP industry leaders to address not only digital home
solutions—where MIPS already holds a leadership position—but also
mobile devices where we are seeing increasing traction," said
Sandeep Vij, president and CEO, MIPS Technologies. "Imagination is
a leading provider of embedded multimedia and communications IP and
we are working closely with them to offer integrated solutions that
will offer our customers best-in-breed choices, differentiated
devices and fast SoC integration. With MIPS and Imagination, our
customers are creating some of the industry's most innovative
solutions for set-top boxes and beyond."
"Next generation set-top box, television and other connected
platforms will all use OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics technology for
creation of 3D menus; advanced user interfaces, support for gaming
and other advanced features," said Hossein Yassaie, chief executive
officer, Imagination Technologies. "We are seeing growing interest
among our licensees in using MIPS Technologies' IP in digital home
markets alongside our industry-leading POWERVR graphics, video and
display technologies as well as our communications IP solutions,
and this extending to devices targeting mobile and embedded
applications as well. We are pleased to work closely with MIPS to
deliver comprehensive solutions our customers need for these
innovative next generation products."
About Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE:IMG) – a global leader
in multimedia and communication silicon technologies – creates and
licenses market-leading processor cores for graphics, video,
multi-threaded embedded processing/DSP and multi-standard
communications applications. These silicon intellectual property
(IP) solutions for systems-on-chip (SoC) are complemented by
strong array of software tools and drivers as well as extensive
developer and middleware ecosystems. Target markets
include mobile phone, handheld multimedia, home consumer
entertainment, mobile and low-power computing, and in-car
electronics.Its licensees include many of the leading
semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Imagination has
corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom, with sales and
R&D offices worldwide. See: www.imgtec.com.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some
of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment,
communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These
include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer
devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital
set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit
microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from
Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For
more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.
MIPS, 24Kf and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered
trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS
Technologies, Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of
this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. All other
trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.
CONTACT: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Jen Bernier-Santarini
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
Imagination Technologies
David Harold
+44 (0)1923 260 511
david.harold@imgtec.com
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