[2] Metalink Licenses MIPS Technologies Processor Core to Accelerate Development of Next Generation DSL Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000 Leading Manufacturer of High Performance DSL Chip Sets Licensed the MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. 32(TM) 4Km(TM) Core to Accelerate Time to Market for Leading Edge Multi-mode DSL Products MIPS Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq:MIPS) the leading designer of 32- and 64-bit embedded processor technology has entered into a license agreement with Metalink Ltd. (Nasdaq:MTLK), a leading manufacturer of high performance, symmetric digital subscriber line Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) variant with E1-like data rates (72 to 2320 kbit/s). It runs over one pair of copper wires, with a maximum range of about 3 kilometers. (DSL) chip sets, to develop next generation DSL solutions. Metalink plans to integrate the MIPS32 4Km processor core into powerful multi-mode DSL solutions that are compatible with North American ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , European ETSI and ITU standards. Metalink chose the 4Km core not only for its technological advancement but also to quicken the time to market for leading-edge DSL products. "Metalink is a leader in the fast growing, high-end symmetrical DSL market and our 4Km core is a natural complement to their cutting-edge technology," said John Bourgoin, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MIPS Technologies, Inc. "We are delighted that companies like Metalink who must provide high performance cost effective solutions to the communications market are choosing the MIPS architecture." The MIPS32 4Km core provides highly developed embedded, application-specific instructions in a compact and low-cost implementation. The new MIPS32 architecture delivers added value with its synthesizable MIPS32 4K processor cores and is designed for embedded applications that require a powerful 32-bit processor. Tzvi Shukhman, Metalink's chairman and CEO said, "We selected MIPS Technologies because they have a very efficient RISC processor core. Their processor will allow us to produce state-of-the-art, cost effective solutions that will improve reach and power consumption in DSLAMS and CPEs. Our innovative architectures, using the MIPS core, will help us accelerate our market leadership and deliver the most advanced solutions to our customers." About Metalink Ltd. Metalink Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. , develops and markets high performance DSL chip sets used by telecommunications equipment makers. Metalink is a pure-play Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL) leader providing network equipment vendors with DSL-based chipsets that solve network bandwidth access bottlenecks cost effectively. The company's top level algorithmic designers along with its leadership in U.S. and European Telecommunications Standards bodies, has helped establish Metalink as a leader in the field of high-end, pure-play DSL technology. Metalink's headquarters is located at 24 Habarzel Street, Ramat Hachayal, Tel Aviv, 69710 Israel, Tel: 972-3-645-4333, Fax: 972-3-648-8022. Metalink's U.S. headquarters and mixed-signal design center is located at 2941 Sunrise Blvd., Suite 120, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Tel: 916/636-9480, Fax: 916/636-9485. For more information please visit Metalink's Web site at www.metalink.co.il. About MIPS Technologies, Inc. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is one of the world's primary architects of embedded 32- and 64-bit RISC processors. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. solutions. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor 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. Licensees currently include: Alchemy (Cadence); ATI Technologies Inc.; Broadcom Corporation; Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing SGX: C27 NASDAQ: CHRT (abbreviated CSM) is the world's fourth largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, Kranji Singapore. ; CommQuest (IBM); ESS Technology, Inc.; General Instrument Corporation; Integrated Device Technology IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California and operating a fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components. , Inc. (IDT); Lara Technology, Inc.; LSI Logic Corporation; Macronix; NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation; NKK Corporation; Philips Semiconductors; Quantum Effect Devices Quantum Effect Devices was a company originally named Quantum Effect Design, incorporated in 1991. The three founders, Tom Riordan, Earl Killian and Ray Kunita were senior managers at MIPS Computer Systems Inc.. , Inc. (QED); SandCraft, Inc.; SiByte, Inc; Sony Corporation; Synova; Texas Instruments Incorporated; and Toshiba Corporation. Numerous companies utilize MIPS-based(TM) intellectual property. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , and can be reached at 650-567-5000 or http://www.mips.com. Note to Editors: MIPS is a registered trademark and MIPS32, 4Km and MIPS-based are trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. All press materials are available on the World Wide Web via: http://www.mips.com. |
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