The MIPS Architecture is the Leading Choice for Windows CE Compatible Digital Consumer Devices; MIPS-based Solutions Showcased at the Windows CE Developers Conference '99.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999-- 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) Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) announced today that approximately 70 percent of the products exhibited in the "Windows(R) CE Hands-On" display area of the Windows CE Developers Conference '99 are products with embedded MIPS-based(TM) processors. Further, over half of all the products featured in that display area include 64-bit MIPS-based(TM) processors. MIPS-based(TM) products featured in the "Hands-On" area include, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) Workpad(TM) z50, Vadem Clio(R), 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. (R) MobilePro(TM) 800, Sharp(R) Mobilon(TM) Pro PV5000, Sharp(R) Tripad(TM), Everex(R) Freestyle(TM) 540, Casio(R) Cassiopea E-100, Compaq(R) Aero(TM) 2130, Philips(R) Nino(TM) 510, Sharp(R) Mobilon(TM) 4600 and NEC Mobilepro(TM) 770. The licensees of the MIPS(R) architecture together offer the most Windows CE-based design wins and the greatest number of Windows CE-compatible processors. The MIPS(R) architecture drives the only 64-bit embedded solutions that are shipping today in Windows CE-based products. At booth 302 in Hall B of the Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. , MIPS Technologies, Inc. will showcase the breadth of applications possible when MIPS-based(TM) Windows CE-compatible processors are implemented with the Windows CE operating system. The company will display palm-sized PCs, hand-held PCs, and a Windows-based terminal at its booth with products from Casio, Everex, Philips, NEC, Sharp, NCD NCD - Network Computing Devices and Vadem. "The MIPS(R) and Windows CE combination integrates the powerful programmability of the MIPS(R) architecture with the superior flexibility of the Windows CE operating system," according to Gregory Stoner ston·er n. 1. One that stones. 2. Slang a. One who is habitually intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. b. One who is a delinquent or failure. , manager of the Applications Group at MIPS Technologies, Inc. and head of the company's Windows CE Development Alliance. "This seamless integration allows developers to incorporate functions previously implemented in hardware as pure software features." MIPS Technologies, Inc. believes that next-generation digital consumer electronics, powerful computing systems, information applications, set-top boxes and office automation products need the processing power available from MIPS-based(TM) processors. There are roughly 30 MIPS-based(TM) processors on the market today designed for Windows CE. The pervasiveness of 32- and 64-bit embedded solutions by MIPS Technologies' licensees has led to the development and marketing of 40 MIPS-based(TM) Windows CE digital consumer products. Technical Advantages of the MIPS(R) Architecture The MIPS(R) 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. architecture provides system designers with price/performance; integration and the scalability needed to build the most effective Windows CE-based device for each application. CPUs range from 50MHz (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. 32-bit R3000(R) based devices up to 266MHZ 64-bit R5000(R) based CPUs. In addition, the MIPS16(TM) code compression offers a 40 percent reduction in code size while retaining full compatibility with existing binaries. MIPS-based(TM) implementations are available with die sizes that range from 2-sq. mm to 300-sq. mm and very low power consumption -- with the introduction of the MIPS64(TM) 20K CPUs, as low as 0.5mW/MHz, which is vital for long life in battery-powered, hand-held devices. MIPS-based(TM) processors will achieve up to 1,000 million instructions per second Noun 1. million instructions per second - (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second" MIPS , which is two to three times faster than any rival processors so far announced. In addition to the multiple CPU/cache/peripheral combinations possible, the MIPS(R) architecture is supported by more than 160 software tools and operating systems, including compilers, debuggers, target resident monitors and in-circuit emulators (ICE). About the Windows CE Development Alliance The Windows CE Development Alliance, lead by MIPS Technologies, includes the following leading Windows CE microprocessor developers: Integrated Device Technologies (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 ), 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, Quantum Effect Design, Toshiba, Philips Semiconductors and NEC. About MIPS Technologies, Inc. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is the world's primary architect of embedded 32- and 64-bit RISC processors. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions. It offers the leading embedded 64-bit RISC architecture for emerging digital consumer, network systems and information management applications. The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor manufacturing 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. Developers can choose from a broad menu of price/performance options that include execution units, clock speeds, instruction widths (16-, 32- or 64-bit), cache sizes, memory bandwidths, memory protection schemes, system interfaces and on-chip system logic. Licensees currently include: ATI Technologies, Broadcom Corporation; CommQuest (IBM); Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT); LSI Logic Corporation; Macronix; NEC 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; Philips Semiconductors; Quantum Effect Design, Inc. (QED QED abbr. Latin quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated) QED which was to be shown or proved [Latin quod erat demonstrandum] Noun 1. ); Sony Corporation; Synova; Texas Instruments, Inc. and Toshiba Corporation. Numerous companies utilize MIPS Technologies' intellectual property. MIPS Technologies, Inc. is based in Mountain View, Calif., and can be reached at 650/567-5000 or http://www.mips.com. Note to Editors: MIPS is a registered trademark, and MIPS-based and MIPS16 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: www.mips.com. |
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