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To: Steve Lewis who wrote (9616)	9/20/1998 2:01:00 AM
From: neverenough	Respond to of 11555

Upcoming 64-bit processors will cost below 10 cents/Mips -- IDT tips low-cost MIPS duo -- Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:45 EST Sep. 18, 1998 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- Santa Clara, Calif. - Integrated Device Technology Inc. claims to have broken the 10 cents/ Mips barrier with two 64-bit MIPS processors that will sample starting this week. IDT began supplying MIPS silicon to the embedded market in 1988. The company today is well-positioned in the communications market, which accounts for more than half its revenue. But the weak semiconductor market overall, price declines in the memory sector and special charges related to a fab closure resulted in IDT's losing $50 million on about $134 million in revenue in its first fiscal 1999 quarter. The company has sought to provide an upgrade path for customers: The new controllers have a compatible bus interface with IDT's 32-bit RC4640 and 4650 designs. The RC64475 processor targets the router market's high end, where IDT claims to hold significant market share. The 250-MHz RC64475 controller has both internal and external 64-bit buses. The RC64474 is based on the same die, but the output pins on the package support a 32-bit external interface. Both microcontrollers include memory management and translation look-aside buffers, and both are Windows CE-compliant. "In the 64-bit market, competitors coming from the PowerPC side are finding there is significant software development for the MIPS processors, and that helps separate us. The PowerPC has only 5 percent or 6 percent of the datacom market," said Bob Napaa, strategic marketing manager at IDT. The 64-bit bus is suited for processing ATM cell headers, yet the price suits the datacom marketplace. The RC64475 is packaged in a 208-pin quad flat pack (QFP). The 180-MHz version sells for $38 each, the 200-MHz version is $50 each and the 250-MHz version goes for $68, all in quantities of 10,000. The RC64474 requires a 128-pin QFP and sells for between $27 and $59 each, depending on the speed grade. -0- By: David Lammers Copyright 1998 CMP Media Inc.