PhatNoise Selects PMC-Sierra's MIPS-based Microprocessor to Power Next-Generation Car Entertainment System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2004 PMC-Sierra's RM5231A Microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. Chosen for its High Performance, Low Power and Scalability PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School ) today announced that PhatNoise(R), Inc., a leading provider of automotive digital entertainment systems, has selected PMC-Sierra's 400 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RM5231A(TM) 64-bit MIPS-based(TM) microprocessor for their next-generation car entertainment system. PhatNoise selected the PMC-Sierra MIPS-based microprocessor for its combination of high performance, low power, and unparalleled scalability. This combination permits performance upgrades in the same footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. and minimizes software and board development costs. "PMC-Sierra provides a high performance, low power solution that meets the demands of the new features for our next-generation car entertainment system, and also allows us to seamlessly upgrade performance for future products while preserving code and dollar investments," said Dannie Lau, co-founder and executive vice president at PhatNoise. PMC-Sierra's Scalable Advanced Consumer Evaluation Platform PMC-Sierra provides a scalable evaluation platform for the RM5231A, RM7035C(TM), and RM7935(TM) 64-bit MIPS-based microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel
"PMC-Sierra's RM5231A 64-bit MIPS-based microprocessor was designed to meet the high performance, low power requirements of today's and tomorrow's demanding consumer electronics market," said Jason Chiang, manager of product marketing, Microprocessor Products Division at PMC-Sierra. "Using an innovative packaging technology, we can help our customers save on future design costs by providing them a scalable, pin-compatible solution that can be used in multiple products for multiple generations." PMC-Sierra's Comprehensive Family of Scalable 64-bit MIPS-based Microprocessors 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. (R) architecture has become one of the most widely licensed, open industry standard architectures in the communications networking The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. , printer and advanced electronic consumer markets. PMC-Sierra's MIPS-based microprocessor products are used in a broad range of applications such as enterprise routers and switches, media gateways, storage systems, printers, and advanced electronic consumer products. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/processors. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-based microprocessors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com. About PhatNoise PhatNoise Inc. is an innovator in the drive to create seamless automotive access to the digital world. The company's advanced platforms and software for digital media take consumers beyond current concepts in digital music and media by introducing easy and efficient ways to locate, manage, play, and interact with digital content across multiple devices and environments. PhatNoise creates products and technology for license and distribution by leading partners in the automotive, consumer electronics, and multimedia industries, including the Kenwood Music Keg and the PhatNoise Digital Media Player for Volkswagen and Audi. For more information on PhatNoise and its technologies and products, visit www.phatnoise.com. (c) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2004. PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. , PMCS, PMC-Sierra, RM5231A, RM7035C, RM7935, PM8172, and "Thinking you can build on" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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