Leading Provider of 4G Mobile WiMAX Semiconductors Taps MIPS Technologies' Processor Cores
February 10 2010 - 12:00AM
Mobile World Congress
-- 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 announced
that Beceem, a leading provider of 4G Mobile WiMAX chips, licensed
its MIPS32® 4KEc® synthesizable processor core for next-generation
wireless networking products. Beceem is already leveraging MIPS®
cores in its industry-leading Mobile WiMAX chips, and is the 4G
market leader, reportedly accounting for approximately 65% of the
total market.
According to market research firm In-Stat, WiMAX chipset revenue
will grow from $127 million in 2009 to $352 million in 2013.
In-Stat says that Mobile WiMAX has all but displaced fixed WiMAX in
new deployments, and that the entire WiMAX ecosystem is spurred on
by emerging applications, such as smart grids and mobile hotspots,
with WiMAX-enabled cellular handsets just around the corner.
In-Stat points to Beceem as one of the leading chipset vendors in
the WiMAX market.
"We have led the 4G Mobile WiMAX chip market since the first
deployment in Korea in 2005 and continue to provide the highest
performance products in the industry," said Lars Johnsson, vice
president of marketing and business development for Beceem.
"Beceem's chips are the benchmark for WiMAX devices in terms of
performance, functionality and feature integration, and we are
excited to continue to leverage MIPS Technologies' low-power,
high-performance processor cores and ecosystem to further extend
our leadership in the mobile broadband semiconductor market."
"We are pleased that Beceem, a leading provider of chips for
wireless broadband modem products, is leveraging MIPS cores for its
innovative mobile WiMAX designs," said Art Swift, vice president of
marketing, MIPS Technologies. "MIPS Technologies has a leading
position in many communications and networking markets, including a
strong presence in the WiMAX market. As the world transitions to
4G, MIPS has the horsepower needed for new requirements, and with
Android™ on the MIPS architecture, we have multiple inroads into
the mobile market."
The 4KEc core gives MIPS licensees the flexibility to optimize
applications for performance, size or power consumption, important
considerations in WiMAX designs that need real-time performance
with minimal battery usage and silicon area. The 4KEc core can
operate up to a maximum frequency of 617 MHz with an area as small
as 0.28 mm2, while consuming only 0.07 mW/MHz of power
in a 65nm process. Licensees of the 4KEc core are broadly supported
by a robust software ecosystem of operating systems, middleware,
algorithms and tools for embedded applications, including wireless
networking, where the MIPS architecture has long been a leader.
About Beceem
Beceem is the leading provider of mobile WiMAX semiconductors
with proven over-the-air data speeds exceeding 30 Mbps. Beceem
offers a number of single chip solutions optimized for mobile
devices and CPEs, and Beceem's products are WiMAX certified, CLEAR
qualified and validated against the WiMAX base stations from all
major OEMs. For more information about Beceem, please visit
www.beceem.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 and 4KEc are trademarks or registered
trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the
property of their respective owners.
(1) In-Stat, WiMAX Chipsets: "e" Is the
New Black, January 2010
CONTACT: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
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