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, today introduced a new processor that offers
industry-leading speed for fully-synthesizable multicore IP. With
the MIPS32® 1074K™ Coherent Processing System (CPS), companies can
now get the high performance of a custom implementation with an
off-the-shelf CPU core. The 1074K CPS is the next step in the
evolution of MIPS Technologies' coherent multiprocessing (CMP)
platforms, hitting the top end of MIPS' performance lineup in a
compact area footprint.
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Using commercially-available standard cell libraries, memories
and EDA design flows, the 1074K CPS approaches production
frequencies of 1.5 GHz in 40nm G process. With the 1074K CPS, MIPS
Technologies is making multicore performance widely accessible and
affordable for companies developing the next generation of
internet-connected multimedia products such as digital televisions,
Blu-ray players and set-top boxes (STBs). This platform is also
targeted for home/wireless networking products as well as tablet
computers leveraging the popular Android™ operating system.
According to Joseph Byrne, an analyst at The Linley Group and
author of A Guide to CPU Cores and Processor IP, "We are seeing
increasing adoption of multicore solutions across embedded markets
as SoC manufacturers hit the limits of the performance a single CPU
core can achieve. We are pleased that MIPS Technologies is
unveiling its new CMP solution at our Linley Tech Processor
Conference. Based on MIPS' synthesis numbers, the 1074K CPS appears
to be one of the best multiprocessor IP cores in terms of power and
performance. And, putting three cores of this performance level
into an area smaller than one Intel Atom CPU presents a compelling
value proposition."
"The integration of the web-connected experience into DTVs,
STBs, and Blu-ray disc players was a key motivation behind
development of the 1074K CPS," said Art Swift, vice president of
marketing and business development, MIPS Technologies. "MIPS
Technologies has many years of experience in multicore
technologies, and we are expanding our multiprocessor leadership
with this newest member of our CMP family that makes higher-end
multicore performance easy, accessible, and affordable to
implement."
MIPS Technologies is seeing increasing adoption of its high-end
cores. Its superscalar MIPS32 74K® cores have been licensed by more
than 20 companies, and its multi-threaded multiprocessing MIPS32
1004K™ CPS has been licensed by more than 10 companies. The new
1074K CPS already has a yet-to-be-announced lead licensee.
Proven, High-Speed Architecture
The 1074K CPS is built on the proven, superscalar 74K
microarchitecture. There are numerous production designs in the
market based on the 74K core, and MIPS customers are currently in
pre-production with 74K implementations that reach 1GHz. New
enhancements to the 74K architecture enhance performance on a
variety of C++ applications, including web browsing and JavaScript
engines. In addition to these hardware enhancements, MIPS
Technologies' ongoing software optimizations have added
exponentially more performance on major open source projects such
as Webkit. When run on a 1074K platform at 1.5 GHz, a single core
can complete the popular Sunspider benchmark for JavaScript engine
performance in well under two seconds.
The 1074K CPS provides connectivity of up to four superscalar
Out-of-Order (OoO) 74K cores plus system components for clock/power
gating management, global interrupt control, program/data trace
functionality, and optional L2 cache controller—as a complete
coherent multicore solution. When compared to a single,
hyper-threaded Intel Atom CPU in its CE4100 SoC, the 1074K CPS
configured in a 3-core implementation fits in a smaller silicon
footprint and provides nearly 2.5x the performance as measured by
the CoreMark™ benchmark.
The 1074K CPS provides a highly scalable multicore performance
migration path for the popular MIPS32 24K® and 74K core
families.
Choosing Between Coherent Processing
Systems
MIPS Technologies offers customers two paths to performance
through its CMP products, depending on the specific application.
The multi-threaded 1004K CPS provides high performance for
applications such as high-end smartphones and advanced set-top
boxes where multiple tasks run simultaneously, and real-time
response and performance efficiency are key requirements. The new
1074K CPS is targeted for applications such as web-connected DTVs
and set-top boxes as well as home/wireless networking, where one or
two primary functions in an application require significant
performance at low cost.
Robust Ecosystem
The MIPS architecture has been implemented in multicore systems
for more than two decades, supported by a robust ecosystem. In
addition, since the 1074K CPS is MIPS32-compliant, designers can
leverage an extensive base of existing software and tools. The
1074K CPS is supported by tools from CodeSourcery, CriticalBlue and
others, including MIPS Technologies' own development tools and
probes, and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) versions of the Linux
operating system.
MIPS will also provide accurate and fast simulation models for
the 1074K CPS. SoC developers can leverage 100% cycle accurate
models—built with technology from Carbon Design Systems—for
verification in SystemC and co-simulation environments. Software
developers can also take advantage of fast instruction set
simulators—developed in conjunction with Imperas—for use in
software development and virtual platforms.
Availability
The new 1074K CPS will be generally available in October 2010.
Two initial versions of the 1074K CPS will be available: the MIPS32
1074Kc™ CPS, which provides a coherent processing system using base
integer cores, and the MIPS32 1074Kf™ CPS, which includes a
floating point unit (FPU) in each core. For more information,
contact info@mips.com or visit www.mips.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.
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CONTACT: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Media Contact:
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