MIPS Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance With NXP Semiconductors for HDMI Technology
Posted on February 20, 2008
Filed Under News, Semiconductors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MIPS
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard
architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home
networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today
announced that it has extended its strategic relationship with NXP
Semiconductors to offer HDMI-based IP solutions for digital home
applications, including high-definition DTVs and display units, A/V
receivers and set-top boxes.
Under the terms of the agreement, MIPS Technologies will license NXP’s
advanced HDMI receive technology, which is currently used in the company’s
DTV ICs. This allows MIPS Technologies to further develop and offer HDMI
receive IP solutions in advanced geometries for integration onto SoCs as
part of the Analog Business Group’s HDMI product portfolio. Additionally,
NXP may use these HDMI receive IP solutions from MIPS to further develop
its future DTV SoC product line. The agreement also offers rights under
NXP’s extensive patent portfolio.
“Over the years, MIPS Technologies has enjoyed a long and successful
collaboration with NXP, teaming to deliver innovative SoC designs for the
digital living room-where both companies have achieved tremendous success,”
said Mark Tyndall, vice president of business development and corporate
relations at MIPS Technologies. “NXP was an early MIPS ISA (Instruction Set
Architecture) licensee, has since licensed the popular MIPS32(R) 4KEc(R)
and 24KE(R) core families used in next-generation HDTVs and set-top boxes,
and recently licensed connectivity solutions from Chipidea. With NXP’s
impressive history as a consumer IC supplier, MIPS Technologies is pleased
to now extend its relationship into additional markets while enabling us to
quickly accelerate our entrance into the HDMI SoC IP market.”
This week, MIPS Technologies simultaneously announced the industry’s
first 65nm IP solution for HDMI targeted at low power portable, cellular
and digital home applications. MIPS Technologies’ leadership and rare
expertise in both high-performance analog IP and connectivity IP solutions
uniquely positions the company to offer the most comprehensive HDMI IP
solution in advanced geometries-including a PHY and digital controller for
both HDMI transmit and receive applications. Through integration onto the
SoC, the company’s IP reduces the overall system cost of implementing HDMI
in consumer devices and consumes significantly less power than existing
standalone HDMI interface chips commonly used today.
“With Chipidea’s leadership in analog IP, we have found a strong
development partner for our next-generation IP solutions in our digital
consumer SoCs that aim to deliver more digital content with better viewing
and listening experiences anytime, anywhere,” said Shanthi Padmanabhan,
vice president and Innovation & Technology Manager of the Home Business
Unit. “Chipidea’s reputation and broad expertise to rapidly port advanced
IP to third party foundries fully complements our ‘fablite’ model to remain
competitive and innovative with future SoC designs.”
Analog Business Group — Chipidea
Chipidea is the world leader in analog/mixed-signal intellectual
property targeting fast-growing market segments, including wireless
communications, digital media, consumer electronics, power management, data
conversion and connectivity. Chipidea was acquired by MIPS Technologies in
August 2007, and today serves as the company’s Analog Business Group.
Chipidea offers the broadest array of state-of-the-art RF, analog and
mixed-signal technologies worldwide with a library of proven IP in today’s
leading processes across a wide array of foundries. The company’s advanced
and extensive analog and mixed-signal IP portfolio enables next-generation
SoC designers to integrate silicon-proven functionality previously
available only to large integrated device manufacturers. Founded in 1997,
Chipidea licenses its technology to leading semiconductor companies across
all major markets, offering high-precision, single-function blocks to
complete analog sub-systems. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Chipidea can be
reached at (+351) 210336300. For more information, visit
http://www.chipidea.com.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is the world’s second largest
semiconductor design IP company and the number one analog IP company
worldwide. With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies
powers some of the world’s most popular products for the digital consumer,
broadband, wireless, networking and portable media markets-including
broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and entertainment systems from Sony,
DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola,
network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip
Technology and laser printers from Hewlett- Packard. Today, the company
owns more than 400 patent properties (patents and applications) worldwide.
Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Mountain View,
California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (650)
567-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com.
MIPS is a trademark or registered trademark in the United States and
other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to
herein are the property of their respective owners. Chipidea is a trademark
or registered trademark in the United States and other countries of
Chipidea-Microelectronica, S.A., Inc. All other trademarks referred to
herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE MIPS Technologies, Inc.
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