MIPS Technologies Gains Further Traction in Mobile Baseband Designs
February 14 2011 - 8:00AM
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 Mobile Devices, Inc., a Taiwan-based fabless designer of
baseband systems-on-chips (SoCs), has licensed the MIPS32® M14Kc™
core for development of SoCs targeting wireless and mobile
applications. The award-winning M14Kc core leverages advanced code
compression technology to deliver high performance of 1.5 DMIPS/MHz
while reducing code size by up to 35%, translating to significant
silicon cost savings.
"As an emerging player in GSM baseband solutions for wireless
and mobile applications, Mobile Devices is pleased to work closely
with MIPS Technologies to deliver differentiated platforms and
total solutions for these markets," said SC Liu, president, Mobile
Devices. "The industry-standard M14Kc core offers high performance
and low power consumption with groundbreaking code compression
technology. With MIPS, we are helping our customers bring robust
solutions to market quickly at the lowest possible cost."
"MIPS Technologies has a growing footprint in the mobile arena,
as an increasing number of companies recognize the benefits of the
MIPS architecture for mobile applications processing, baseband
processing, wireless and related technologies," said Art Swift,
vice president of marketing and business development, MIPS
Technologies. "The high performance, power efficiency and
scalability of the MIPS architecture make it ideal for applications
ranging from mobile handsets to mobile infrastructure. We are
pleased that Mobile Devices has selected MIPS for its next
generation of baseband solutions."
MIPS32 M14K™ Core Family with microMIPS™
The M14K core family is the first to incorporate the microMIPS™
code compression Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). microMIPS
offers uncompromised 32-bit performance with exceptional code
density by using an optimal combination of 16- and 32-bit
instructions. Executing the microMIPS ISA achieves 98% of the
performance with a 35% reduction in code size relative to
MIPS32-only mode. The M14Kc processor core is a high-performance,
compact, low-power design that delivers a superior solution for
cost-sensitive embedded applications such as home entertainment,
personal entertainment and home networking.
About Mobile Devices, Inc.
Mobile Devices, Inc. offers SoC design platforms and solutions
for the wireless communication industry in China, Japan, Taiwan,
and Thailand. It provides wireless communication IC designs and
total reference platform designs. The company offers a PHS baseband
solution that includes MP3 playback, T-card controller, USB,
Layer1, Layer2, Layer3, and MMI reference designs for use in home
box modules and dual-mode modules of cellular phones and cordless
phones. Mobile Devices, Inc. has strategic partnerships with UMC
Group and iD SoftCapital Group. The company was founded in 2004 and
is headquartered in Jhubei City, Taiwan. For more information,
visit www.mdv.com.tw.
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, M14K, M14Kc, microMIPS and MIPS-Based 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.
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
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