MIPS Technologies, Inc. and Texas Instruments Announce a Strategic Relationship. World Leader in DSPs Adds the MIPS(R) Architecture to its DSP System Level Integration Portfolio
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 1999-- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS - news) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN - news) announced today a relationship to provide TI access to MIPS Technologies' processor cores in support of TI's digital signal processor (DSP) System Level Integration (SLI) solutions.
As a part of this relationship, TI will license MIPS Technologies' 32- and 64-bit RISC cores, code named Jade and Opal. The addition of the MIPS architecture will broaden and strengthen TI's portfolio of 32- and 64-bit RISC processors.
These cores coupled with TI's industry-leading DSP technology will provide a unique and powerful offering. A new class of digital applications such as digital consumer appliances, enterprise and home networking, and high-performance mobile computing products will be enabled by these solutions.
''We are delighted that TI has selected the MIPS architecture,'' said John Bourgoin, chairman and CEO of MIPS Technologies, Inc.
''By teaming TI's DSP leadership with the MIPS architecture, we anticipate strong growth opportunities. This commitment is an affirmation of the value of the MIPS architecture in high volume embedded markets.''
TI is the first company to license the Jade and Opal processor cores. The Jade core is expected to be available in TI's TImeBuilder 0.18um (L-effective) /0.21um (drawn) SLI library by the end of first quarter 1999.
The Opal core is scheduled to follow in the second half of 1999 and will be introduced on TI's 0.15um (L-effective) / 0.18um (drawn) process technology. These cores will enable TI's ASIC customers to use MIPS-based(TM) processor cores in various digital applications including routers, bridges, set-top boxes and Internet appliances.
TI's TImeBuilder ASIC SLI capability and MIPS Technologies' embedded cores promise a number of advantages. The Jade and Opal processors have been developed specifically so that they can be easily and quickly integrated into complex SLI devices.
The result is an exciting combination of very high-performance processing, reduced time to market and cost efficient integrated solutions. These advantages can be directly applied to numerous applications including telecommunications, networking and digital media.
''It's exciting that TI, the worldwide leader in DSP technology and a leader in ASICs, is the first to license our new high-performance MIPS cores,'' said Derek Meyer, vice president of marketing and sales for MIPS Technologies, Inc.
''There is little doubt that DSPs will be critical in a wide variety of future consumer products for communications and user interface applications. TI's expertise in DSPs and ASICs, now combined with their use of MIPS cores, open up new market opportunities for both companies by providing customers with integrated solutions.''
''The MIPS architecture, in both 32- and 64-bit designs, has proven success in networking, portable Windows CE, and emerging digital consumer applications. By adding MIPS Technologies' processors to our portfolio, we can extend our range of high performance solutions,'' said Richard Kerslake, worldwide System Level Integration marketing manager at Texas Instruments.
''Now, customers of our market-leading DSPs can take advantage of the MIPS processor complement in an integrated single-chip solution.''
MIPS Technologies and TI will work together to develop solutions that best couple TI's DSP cores with the MIPS architecture. Customers will be provided with software development tools and verification systems that allow them to rapidly develop dual processor solutions. The companies will also work with customers to define application specific and customer-specific uses of these platforms.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. is the world's primary architect of embedded 32- and 64-bit RISC processors. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions.
It offers the only embedded 64-bit RISC architecture for emerging digital consumer, network systems, and information management applications. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor manufacturing companies, ASIC developers, and system OEMs.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. and its licensees offer the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific products. Developers can choose from a broad menu of price/performance options that include execution units, clock speeds, instruction widths (16-, 32- or 64-bit), cache sizes, memory bandwidths, memory protection schemes, system interfaces, and on-chip system logic.
Licensees currently include: Broadcom Corporation; CommQuest (IBM); Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT); LSI Logic Corporation; Macronix; NEC Corporation; NKK Corporation; Philips Semiconductors; Quantum Effect Design, Inc. (QED); Sony Corporation; Synova; Texas Instruments Incorporated, and Toshiba Corporation. Numerous companies utilize MIPS intellectual property. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is based in Mountain View, and can be reached at 650/567-5000 or mips.com.
Note to Editors: TI is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog technologies, the engines driving the digitization of electronics.
Headquartered in Dallas, the company's businesses also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
TI is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at ti.com
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