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To: Richard Schemitsch who wrote (11725)4/20/1998 6:05:00 PM
From: shane forbes  Read Replies (1) of 25814
 
Richard:

Re: what happens if another company like National
Semiconductor buys MIPS?

Likely not a very good thing. Hopefully they will not do that. In any case LSI is a very sizeable MIPS licensee and I hope even if the above bad scenario plays out NSM would still license the chip to LSI. Besides NSM is working on their $300 PC and have bought all the pieces they want I think. Of course someone else may take a liking to MIPS.

Just a second... memory flashback... I think LSI has a MIPS license that goes to the year 2003 or thereabouts! So maybe non-issue? They would not renege on a license if bought out would they??? LSI will sue for all their worth. The MIPS core is a big part of LSI's and for that matter NEC's, probably Toshiba's and numerous other big players' portfolios - I think you're proposing a dangerous thing! I would not worry (right now and at least for the next 2-3 years).

Shane.
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