Conexant Systems Reaffirms Commitment to MIPS Technologies by Licensing Its 64-Bit Core for Use by Conexant's Internet Infrastructure Division.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2001 Conexant to use 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. 64(TM) 5Kc(TM) Core In Internet Infrastructure Applications MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) (Nasdaq:MIPSB), a leading provider of industry standard processor and architectures and cores for digital consumer and network applications, today announced that Conexant Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq:CNXT) Internet Infrastructure Division has been assigned the MIPS Technologies license for the MIPS64 5Kc processor core for use in advanced semiconductor and software solutions for Internet infrastructure equipment. In addition, Conexant, the world's largest independent company focused exclusively on providing semiconductor system solutions for communications electronics, has retained a licensed to the MIPS64 5Kc core. "This agreement demonstrates Conexant's continued commitment to the MIPS Technologies' industry-leading architecture," said Muhammad Helal, vice president of North American business development and sales for MIPS Technologies. "In addition, customers of Conexant's Internet Infrastructure Division now will have the benefits of our flexible and scalable high performance microprocessor solutions." Conexant previously licensed the MIPS64 5Kc processor core for use in its advanced communications and consumer applications. The MIPS64 5Kc enabled Conexant to integrate high-performance MIPS-based(TM) cores into communications product solutions, which reach across multiple Conexant divisions. About MIPS Technologies Inc. MIPS Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of industry standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and network 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 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 Semiconductor Inc., Altera Corporation, ATI Technologies Inc., Atmel Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Centillium Communications Inc., 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. Ltd., Conexant Systems Inc., EmpowerTel Networks (formerly known as Lara Technology Inc.), ESS Technology Inc., Gemplus International S.A., 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. (IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology ) Inc., inSilicon Corporation, Integrated Telecom Express (ITeX) Inc., LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic Corporation, Macronix America Inc., Metalink Ltd., Micron Technology Inc., General Instrument Corporation (acquired by Motorola Inc.), 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, NeoMagic Corporation, NKK NKK Nippon Kaiji Kyokai NKK Norwegian Kennel Klub NKK Nordisk Kemiteknolog Konferens (conference for engineering students from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland) NKK Navta Kriejtiv Kru Corporation, Palmchip Corporation, Philips Semiconductors International B.V., 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. (acquired by PMC-Sierra Inc.), QuickLogic Corporation, Sandcraft Inc., SiByte Inc., Sony Corporation, Synova Incorporated, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, TeraLogic, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Toshiba Corporation and Excess Bandwidth Corporation (acquired by Virata Corporation). Numerous companies utilize MIPS-based intellectual property. MIPS Technologies Inc. is based in Mountain View, Calif., and can be reached at 650/567-5000 or www.mips.com. Note to Editors: MIPS(R) is a registered trademark, and MIPS-based(TM), MIPS64(TM) and 5Kc(TM) are trademarks of MIPS Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. |
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