MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor Collaborate to Bring Android(TM) 'Honeycomb' to New 1GHz MIPS-Based(TM) Mobile SoC
May 31 2011 - 9:00AM
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
home, networking and mobile applications, and Ingenic
Semiconductor, a leading China-based CPU provider for mobile
multimedia applications, today announced that they are
collaborating to bring Android™ 3.0, also known as 'Honeycomb', to
Ingenic's new JZ4770 mobile applications processor, which leverages
a MIPS-Based™ XBurst™ CPU running at 1GHz. Honeycomb is the newest
version of the Android operating system designed specifically for
tablets and other large format products. MIPS and Ingenic will work
together on porting Honeycomb to the Ingenic chip for tablets.
The new JZ4770 SoC is one of the first MIPS-Based
systems-on-chips (SoCs) targeted for mobile devices that delivers
1GHz frequency, increasingly a requirement for tablets and other
devices that incorporate rich multimedia and numerous
high-performance applications and functionality. The JZ4770 is the
latest in a series of low-power platforms from Ingenic to leverage
the MIPS32® architecture for mobile products. Previously released
platforms are used in products such as the Cruz tablets from
Velocity Micro, and will also be used in the first smartphone from
TCL Corporation, a global leader and technology innovator in
consumer electronics, mobile communications and home
appliances.
"As MIPS continues to gain traction in the mobile market, we are
pleased to work closely with Ingenic, who brought to market the
first MIPS-Based smartphones and tablets. With its new chip,
Ingenic is bringing a new level of MIPS applications processing to
the mobile market. Through innovative licensees such as Ingenic,
the MIPS architecture is proving to be the credible alternative for
the next generation of smart mobile devices," said Art Swift, vice
president of marketing and business development, MIPS
Technologies.
"With our MIPS-Based designs, Ingenic is already experiencing
success in the Greater China market. Our new MIPS-Based mobile
applications processor leverages the performance efficiency
inherent in the MIPS architecture, together with ultra low-power,
compact silicon area and a high level of integration, making our
solution highly competitive in the market. We are collaborating
with MIPS to continue to build the mobile ecosystem around the MIPS
architecture, and we anticipate increasing success in the China
market and beyond," said Qiang Liu, chairman and CEO for Ingenic
Semiconductor.
Ingenic's JZ4770 SoC integrates a 1GHz CPU, 1080P VPU, OpenGL ES
2.0 3D GPU and numerous on-chip analog and application blocks such
as audio CODEC and GPS. The MIPS32 compatible XBurst CPU core
provides an alternative and ultra low-power application processor
solution. At 1GHz, the JZ4770 SoC consumes ~250mW power.
Availability
The new chip from Ingenic will be available in the third quarter
of 2011.
About Ingenic
Ingenic Semiconductor was founded in Beijing in 2005 to develop
embedded processors and solutions optimized for high performance,
low power consumption and low cost. For mobile multimedia
applications, Ingenic's XBurst CPU offers high operating frequency,
high-performance multimedia processing, compact die size and low
power consumption. Based on the XBurst CPU, the company's JZ47xx
series multimedia processors are widely deployed in embedded
devices and consumer electronic products including PMPs,
educational electronic devices, Mobile TV, fingerprint
identification, GPS, UMPC, baby monitors and more, with more than
25 million units shipped to-date. For more information, visit
http://www.ingenic.cn/.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
home, networking and mobile applications. The MIPS architecture
powers some of the world's most popular electronic products,
including 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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