MIPS Technologies Announces PMC-Sierra Licensing Agreement for a Broad Range of Processor Cores
September 28 2010 - 9:00AM
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 today that long-time MIPS customer
PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS) is licensing a broad range of MIPS32®
processor cores. The cores offer an extensive range of options—from
small-footprint to multi-threaded multicore solutions—for next
generation designs. PMC-Sierra will use the cores to power chips
for an array of applications.
Included in the agreement are MIPS32 cores including the 4KEm™
Pro, 24Kc™ Pro, 34Kc™ Pro, 74Kc™ and 1004Kc™ cores as well as the
MIPS® SOC-it L2 Cache Controller. The new agreement also includes
the new MIPS32 M14K™ and M14Kc™ cores that execute the microMIPS™
instruction set architecture (ISA) for an advanced level of code
compression.
"MIPS provides the high performance, low power, and scalability
needed for many storage and networking applications, together with
a broad ecosystem of third party support. MIPS Technologies'
multi-threading capability also enables us to develop the higher
performance, lower power solutions our customers require," said Tom
Snodgrass, vice president of product development, Enterprise
Storage Division, PMC-Sierra.
An example of the benefits of multi-threading in PMC-Sierra
products is the company's new maxRAID™ architecture that reportedly
produces performance far beyond other current market solutions for
RAID and server storage. The extendible architecture features three
multi-threaded MIPS32 34K™ cores.
"PMC-Sierra is leveraging the strengths of MIPS' entire line of
processor cores to provide optimal application-specific solutions
to its customers," said Art Swift, vice president of marketing,
MIPS Technologies. "Through PMC-Sierra, the MIPS architecture is
making strong inroads into the networked and server storage market
and other burgeoning markets. Our long-time, close relationship
with PMC-Sierra has resulted in some of the industry's most
innovative solutions for these markets, and we are excited to see
where the company takes MIPS in its next-generation products."
About PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra®, the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor
solution provider, offers its customers technical and sales support
worldwide through a network of offices in North America, Europe,
Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra provides semiconductor solutions for
Enterprise and Channel Storage, Wide Area Network Infrastructure,
Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/Enterprise market segments.
The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the
PMCS symbol. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.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, MIPS32, microMIPS, 4KEm, 24Kc, 34Kc, 34K, 74Kc, 1004Kc,
M14K, M14Kc and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered trademarks
in the United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc.
PMC and PMC-SIERRA are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. in
the United States and other countries, PMCS and "Enabling
connectivity. Empowering people." are trademarks of PMC-Sierra,
Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of
their respective owners.
CONTACT: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
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