China's Institute of Computing Technology Licenses Industry-Standard MIPS(R) Architectures
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets, today announced that The Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has licensed the MIPS32(R) and MIPS64(R) architectures to further development and commercialization of its Loongson family of processors. In 2007, MIPS licensee STMicroelectronics chose the MIPS64(R) architecture to support ICT's Loongson processor R&D. Today's announcement marks the first direct license of the MIPS(R) architectures by ICT.
EEMBC(R) Opens New CoreMark(TM) Embedded Processor Benchmark to the Industry
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium today announced the availability of CoreMark 1.0, the first openly-available benchmark from EEMBC. While traditional EEMBC benchmarks focus on specific embedded market segments and are exceptional at approximating real-world performance of embedded processors, CoreMark provides a starting point for measuring a processor's core performance and basic pipeline structure and can be used to evaluate processors ranging from 8-bit microcontrollers to high-end 32-bit devices and architectures.
Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon Platform with 45nm Chipset for Smarter Smartphones and Smartbooks
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced it is expanding the Snapdragon(TM) platform with a next-generation chipset that uses 45 nanometer (nm) process technology to provide faster processing, significant battery life improvements and other enhancements for the user experience on Snapdragon-powered smartphones and smartbooks. The new Snapdragon QSD8650A(TM) chipset - scheduled for sampling before the end of 2009 - offers significant performance improvements including a 1.3 GHz processor for 30 percent higher performance as well as enhanced multimedia and 2D/3D graphics. Utilizing 45nm technology also allows power consumption improvemen...
MIPS64(R) Architecture Powers New Superscalar XLP(TM) Processor From RMI Corporation
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets, today announced that its high-performance MIPS64(R) architecture is powering the new XLP(TM) Processor from RMI Corporation. The XLP Processor, introduced separately by RMI today, is reportedly the highest performance per watt multi-core processor in the industry based on the MIPS64(R) instruction set. RMI, a leading provider of high-performance processors for communication and media rich applications, announced that the XLP Processor uses a MIPS64 compatible superscalar, simultaneously multi-threaded processor core with out-of-order processing c...
Trilithic Brings First and Only Multicast Solution for EAS to NAB Show™
Breakthrough technology integrates EASyCAST EAS System with RGB Broadcast Network Processor (BNP)