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PC Briefs
( Newsbytes News Network )
PC Briefs 10/16/98
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1998 OCT 16 (NB) -- By Craig Menefee,
Newsbytes. This is a roundup of news involving desktop PCs, peripherals,
software and
related
items.
MIPS Technology Passes One Hundred Millionth Shipping Milestone
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. MIPS Technologies, Inc. announced it
has shipped
more than one hundred million processors with its advanced MIPS (million
instructions per
second)
RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture. The firm says its
instruction set
architectures
(ISAs) are being used in devices from high-end supercomputers to
consumer- based digital
devices
and the embedded market, giving the firm a portfolio of over 60
products. MIPS
Technologies is on
the Web at mips.com .
Motorola's New M-Core M300 Processor Debuted
AUSTIN, TEXAS, U.S.A. Motorola unveiled its next-generation
microprocessor core, the
M300
M-Core, at the Microprocessor Forum this week. Motorola says the
processor continues the
line of
processors that uses floating point units to give enhanced core
performance for numeric
acceleration.
This means a system can give faster calculation rates while using less
power, an important
design
factor. The firm cites devices like portable games, DVD players,
camcorders, engine control
and
servo- motor control applications as among those that will benefit.
Motorola is on the Web at
motorola.com . |
