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MIPS Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance With Broadcom Corporation
Business Wire - August 12, 1998 09:11
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--
Broadcom to Incorporate MIPS Processor Architecture Into its Broadband Communications Semiconductors
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) and Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) today announced a license agreement that will enable Broadcom to use MIPS processor cores throughout Broadcom's wide range of digital communications products. Broadcom's integration of a microprocessor into its next generation communications integrated circuits (ICs) will enable a complete cost effective, single chip solution for the cable modem, set-top, xDSL, satellite and high speed networking markets.
This announcement demonstrates MIPS' commitment to partner with market leaders to expand the use of the MIPS architecture in the digital consumer and embedded IC markets. MIPS and Broadcom are working together to extend the MIPS architecture and to design highly integrated, advanced semiconductor products for communications applications.
"Integrating the MIPS architecture into Broadcom ICs will allow for a complete system on a chip, thereby continuing to significantly lower the cost of broadband communications products. With the addition of processor technology, Broadcom now has all of the intellectual property necessary to create single-chip cable modems, digital set-tops, and Ethernet adapter cards," said Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III, Broadcom's President and CEO. "We required a processor architecture that is high performance, cost effective, well supported by software development tools, and has strong industry wide support. MIPS Technologies was able to meet all of those requirements."
"It is our goal to help market leaders like Broadcom better service their customers," said John Bourgoin, CEO of MIPS Technologies, Inc. "Broadcom has developed ICs for some of the most significant broadband communications applications. This agreement is evidence of MIPS' commitment to diversify and extend the array of licensees we serve. MIPS continues to demonstrate market leadership by licensing technology which enables customers to build high performance, cost effective semiconductor solutions for digital consumer and embedded applications."
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. is a leader in designing and licensing high performance cost effective 32- and 64-bit RISC processor intellectual property and core technology for the digital consumer and embedded markets. MIPS and its licensees offer the widest range of standard, custom, semi-custom, and application-specific processors. Developers can choose from a broad menu of 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.
MIPS' licenses intellectual property to industry leaders in the area of semiconductor manufacturing and fabless design, as well as to system OEMs. These licensees include, and are not limited to: Broadcom Corporation; Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT); LSI Logic Corporation; NEC Corporation; NKK Corporation; Philips Semiconductors; Quantum Effect Design, Inc. (QED); Toshiba Corporation; CommQuest (IBM); Macronix; Sony Corporation and Synova. Numerous companies utilize MIPS-based intellectual property. A number of advanced consumer designs ranging from network computers and handheld PCs running Windows(R) CE to set-top boxes, digital cameras, video games and mainstream laser printers are based on the MIPS architecture. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is based in Mountain View, California, and can be reached at 650-567-5000 or mips.com.
Broadcom Corporation
Broadcom Corporation is a leading developer of highly integrated silicon solutions which enable broadband digital data transmission to the home and within the business enterprise. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, the company has designed and developed integrated circuits for some of the most significant broadband communications markets, including the markets for cable set-top boxes, cable modems, high-speed networking products, digital broadcast satellite, terrestrial wireless and digital subscriber line (xDSL). Broadcom is based in Irvine, California, and can be reached at 949-450-8700 or broadcom.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could affect the future financial results of Broadcom Corporation or MIPS Technologies, Inc. For further information, please refer to the respective company's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MIPS is a registered trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks, and Windows CE is a trademark, of Microsoft Corporation. Broadcom is a registered trademark of Broadcom Corporation. All MIPS Technologies's press materials are available on the World Wide Web via www.mips.com
CONTACT: MIPS Technologies
Constance Sweeney, 650/567-5059
cks@mips.com
or
Broadcom Corporation
Cristine Morris, 949/450-8700
cmorris@broadcom.com
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