Holiday Wish Lists Topped with MIPS-Based Gifts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003 Numerous Digital Consumer Products from 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. Technologies' Licensees Available at Retail Outlets Worldwide for 2003 Holiday Season MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications, announced today that consumers worldwide have access to innovative MIPS-Based(TM) digital consumer devices for the 2003 holiday season. The availability of these products are enabled by a growing list of MIPS Technologies' licensees that are using the high-performance MIPS(R) architecture to develop unique products, such as digital televisions, digital set-top boxes and mobile devices. Over the years, innovative and highly competitive processors from OEM and semiconductor partners have driven the MIPS(R) architecture into a diverse range of embedded applications, such as ultra-low power mobile applications like smart cards, PDAs and digital cameras. Visit MIPS Technologies' Website for a listing of MIPS-Based design wins. Mobile Devices -- AMX's MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. 7500 and 8400 wireless touch screen panels -- Cassiopeia's BE-300 Pocket Manage -- Macsense's HomePod Wireless Audio Player -- Roku's HD1000 digital media player -- Sony's AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt) A battery-operated robotic dog from Sony that behaves like a living animal, learning and growing through experience. Capable of autonomous behavior, AIBO understands voice commands, and it simulates instincts and feelings with sound and Entertainment Robot -- STi's VR3 Linux PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). -- VideoChip's Digital Wallet MIPS-Based processors are being used to develop SOCs for set-top boxes, integrated digital televisions, DVD recordable devices and other entertainment products that meet a wide range of price points and performance demands in markets around the world. Digital Televisions -- Sony's KDP-51WS550 high definition TV -- Sony's KDP-57WS550 high definition TV -- Sony's KDP-65WS550 high definition TV -- Sony's VEGA KDE-P42HZ1 plasma TV -- Sony's VEGA KDE-P50HZ1 plasma TV Digital Set-Top Boxes -- Echostar's DISH 322 satellite set-top box -- Echostar's DISH DVR 522 satellite set-top box -- Galaxis' LinuxTV model -- Hughes Network Systems' HDVR2 DirecTV DVR with TiVo -- Motorola's 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. 2500, DCT 2600 and DCT-5100 series -- Pace's 500 series, used by Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. -- Pioneer's Voyager 3000 cable set-top box -- RCA's RW2100 Internet receiver -- Scientific Atlanta's 3250HD and 4200HD models -- Sony's CoCoon PVR -- TiVo's Series 2 Digital Entertainment -- PRISMIQ's Entertainment Media Gateway -- Sony's PlayStation(R) 2 Recent MIPS-Based innovations in the high-growth broadband access market includes products that use 802.11 technologies. Broadband Access -- Ambit Microsystems' Standalone Media Terminal Adapter -- iCable System's ICS-G101 Internet Terminal Adapter -- iPricot's IPR-S500 and Sc wireless broadband access devices -- Linksys' WAP51AB wireless access point -- Atheros' wireless adapter for the Xbox -- Motorola's SURFboard(R) SB4200 cable modem -- Netgear's FWAG FWAG Farmers and Wildlife Advisory Group (UK) FWAG Freakin' Wild Ass Guess (polite form) 114 wireless VPN Firewall -- Sumitomo Electric's MegaBit Gear TE46xxC CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment series ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line modem -- Westell's WireSpeed(TM) ADSL modem 2000 and Dual Connect Bridge 2110 ADSL modem 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 650-567-5000 or www.mips.com. MIPS is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, and MIPS-Based is a trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. 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