2003 International Consumer Electronics Show Forum for MIPS-Based Announcements.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2003 International CES MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 Microsoft, ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. , Philips and Motorola Some of the Leading Electronics Companies Driving 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. (R) Architecture into Consumer Products MIPS Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS)(Nasdaq:MIPSB), a leading provider of industry standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications, today revealed that leading electronics companies in the digital entertainment marketplace displayed numerous new MIPS-based(TM) products at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. CES is one of the world's largest annual technology events, where more than 100,000 visitors experience the latest leading electronics and services companies have to offer consumers, retailers and entertainment industry executives. The strong display of MIPS-based products underscores the breadth of innovation that is enabled by the company's open and flexible business model, as well as the ability of the MIPS(R) architecture to deliver a "high-impact" user experience to consumers. Listed below by company name are a handful of MIPS-based devices that were displayed and awards given at CES '03. ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Technologies made a number of MIPS-based product announcements at CES, including a design win with HUMAX Co. Ltd. for the RG-3010 IP set-top box, a design win with Plat' C2, Inc. for the BTBox (Broadband Terminal Box), and that ATI has delivered its industry-leading digital television technology to Proton Communication Technologies for the HT-5060 set-top box. All three design wins were based upon ATI's XILLEON 220 chip, which is an advanced and highly integrated 32-bit MIPS-based SOC suitable for a range of digital devices including set-top boxes and digital televisions. Microsoft Microsoft, a long-time partner with MIPS Technologies, was awarded CES' "Best of Innovations Award" in the software/embedded technologies category for its Windows CE .NET operating system. The Innovation Awards recognize excellence in design and engineering, and the Industrial Designers Society of America Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. It was formed in 1965 by merger of three American designer associations: American Designers Institute (IDI), American Society of Industrial Design (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ) selected winners based on achievement in user value, aesthetics, contribution to quality of life, and innovative qualities. MIPS Technologies has worked closely with Microsoft since the inception of the Windows CE operating system. In 2001, together with 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. Corp., the companies optimized Windows CE .NET for the 64-bit MIPS architecture, which is the only 64-bit architecture currently supported by Windows CE .NET. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. and Toshiba are also among the MIPS Technologies licensees whose MIPS-based processors power Windows CE-based devices. Motorola Broadband Communications Sector Motorola Broadband unveiled its vision for its "connected home," details of which were on display including a full product portfolio, many touting "plug and play functionality," of broadband solutions for consumers. The portfolio included the DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. 5100 and DCT5200 digital set-top solutions, which are based upon 32-bit processors from MIPS Technologies. The DCT5100 includes a built-in DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. 1.0-compliant cable modem for future interactive applications, and the Motorola HD DCT5200 includes a personal video recorder See DVR. . Oak Technology, Inc. Oak Technology, a leading provider of embedded solutions for the optical storage, digital imaging, and digital home entertainment markets, announced the availability of its Cougar-G9 digital TV reference design for the Generation9(TM) SOC. The Cougar-G9 reference platform is a complete solution based on best-in-class technology from Oak's TeraLogic Group, a leader in integrated circuits, software and platforms for digital TV. Cougar-G9 features the Generation9 SOC architecture that is powered by a MIPS64(TM)-based processor. Philips Royal Philips Electronics announced customer wins for its recently introduced DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. +R/+RW turnkey reference design. Among others, three DVD recorder makers -- Daewoo Electronics, Mico Electric and Tae Young Telstar -- have selected Philips' DVD+R/+RW reference design, which is built upon the company's Nexperia(TM) system solution that includes 32-bit MIPS technology. The three companies are introducing DVD+RW (DVD+Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+RW media can be read on DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. recorders at competitive price points, quickly accelerating the growth of this high-volume market. ViXS Systems, Inc. ViXS conducted the first public demonstration of its integrated XCode/Matrix chipset, which offers simultaneous wireless video streaming to a variety of electronics devices. The company's XCode chip is based upon MIPS Technologies' 32-bit 4Km(TM) core. The demo enabled CES attendees to walk devices such as a Web Tablet across the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. show floor while receiving broadcast video entertainment being streamed wirelessly from a centralized media server. About MIPS Technologies MIPS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications. 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 (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. developers and system OEMs. MIPS Technologies and its licensees offer the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific products. The company is based in Mountain View, Calif., and can be reached at +1 (650) 567-5000 or www.mips.com. Note to Editors: MIPS is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, and MIPS32, MIPS64, 4Km and MIPS-based are trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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