MIPS Technologies Solidifies Its Leadership Position in DTV and STB Markets With International Software Alliances
04 April 2005 - 11:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
MIPS Technologies Solidifies Its Leadership Position in DTV and STB
Markets With International Software Alliances Company is First to
Offer Complete Java(TM)-based Solutions That Support Both OCAP(TM)
and MHP(TM) Standards NCTA - THE NATIONAL SHOW, SAN FRANCISCO,
April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor
architectures and cores for digital consumer and business
applications, continues to build on its industry-leading Java(TM)
performance with the announcement today of alliances with four
international DTV software providers. MIPS Technologies' initiative
involving Esmertec, Skelmir, Vidiom and Zentek offers the
industry's first complete Java-enabled solution supporting the
OCAP(TM) and MHP(TM) standards used internationally in DTV, further
solidifying its leadership in the DTV market. With the addition of
Scientific-Atlanta to its roster of DTV licensees late in 2004,
MIPS Technologies has now established license agreements with all
of the major providers of cable set top box silicon. "We're proud
to be the first in our industry to provide a global Java-based
solution that is unmatched for its completeness, interoperability,
and optimization with the two major international standards," said
Russ Bell, VP, Marketing for MIPS Technologies. "Our licensees have
developed a superior range of products optimized to the industry
leading MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures, which will allow our
customers to deliver rich functionality over the Java platform.
"We're also excited to see that this media functionality is moving
into other consumer products, including DVD, PMP, auto
entertainment and cellular phones, that can benefit from our
Java-based solutions," Bell continued. Java technology is now being
used in millions of consumer electronics products every year. To
boost Java performance, hardware accelerators have commonly been
used, but the added silicon can be a significant disadvantage in
the cost-sensitive consumer electronics market. SoC designers are
now able to exceed the performance of dedicated hardware
accelerators by using software alone, eliminating unnecessary
silicon, accelerating performance and lowering production costs.
"The synergy created through such partnerships is important," said
Anne-Marie Larkin, CTO, Esmertec. "The combination of
high-performance MIPS processors and innovative Java-based software
solutions will drive system design for DTV products throughout the
entire industry, and our customers will reap the benefits." "We're
excited to be working with MIPS Technologies," said Mimir
Reynisson, CTO, Skelmir. "The flexibility and functionality of the
MIPS cores, coupled with robust software support optimized for a
variety of Java applications is a definite plus for our customers
as they continue to roll out ground-breaking DTV designs." "The
industry worldwide recognizes the MIPS architecture as the de facto
standard for digital audio and video, and we're pleased to be a
part of their extensive Ecosystem," said Michael Malcy, VP
Marketing for Vidiom Systems Corporation. "The MIPS32 24K family of
cores is ideally suited for the world of digital TV, because they
offer the highest performance and configurability among licensable
cores, and enable products which are both cost-effective and
feature-rich." "As the DTV market matures and evolves and becomes
even more competitive, additional functionality and performance
will be demanded from the silicon powering the application," said
James Morris, VP of Engineering at Zentek. "MIPS cores have both
the high performance and system flexibility that result in the
cost-efficiencies and rapid time-to-market so critical to our
customers' success. We're happy to be part of this." Esmertec is a
leading provider of software solutions and technologies for mobile
phones and embedded devices. The company's solutions are applied in
mobile and fixed line telecommunication, home-multimedia,
machine-to-machine, consumer electronics and industrial automation
markets. Engineered for smallness, Esmertec's Java (J2ME(TM))
solutions, mobile applications and components, and object-oriented
software platform (OSVM) are designed to extract maximum
performance from hardware environments with very limited computing,
memory and energy resources. These high-performance platform
solutions are delivered to chipset and embedded device
manufacturers. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is a global company
headquartered in Zurich, with engineering, sales and customer
support operations in Switzerland, France, Denmark, the UK, the
USA, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. For more
information, please visit http://www.esmertec.com/. Skelmir
provides world-class embedded solutions for hosting MHP, OSGi,
browsers and other Java applications and industry standard
middleware on a variety of platforms and devices. Proven in
marketplace since 1998, Skelmir's high performance, robust, clean
room CEE-J(TM) virtual machine technology arms customers with the
tools necessary for quick and reliable deployment of interactive
applications and services. Skelmir offers technology backed by a
team of experts dedicated to perfecting practical and market ready
embedded solutions. For more information, please visit
http://www.skelmir.com/. Vidiom Systems Corporation is an
established leader in providing technology solutions to the cable,
satellite, and consumer electronics industry. Vidiom's staff are
pioneers in the ITV and advanced media industry with expertise in
software engineering, ITV application design, consulting, technical
documentation, and training, providing a unique set of skills for
any technology project. Vidiom Systems is a privately held
corporation that was founded in 1997 with headquarters in
Broomfield, Colorado and additional engineering offices in
Portland, Oregon and Des Moines, Iowa. For more information about
the company's television technology products and services please
visit http://www.vidiom.com/. Zentek is a leading supplier of DTV
software for all the international standards: ATSC, DVB, and ARIB.
Zentek develops and licenses products and provides engineering
services to semiconductor and consumer electronics companies in
North America, Europe, and Asia. Zentek Technology Group's U.S.
headquarters is in San Mateo, California. The company was founded
in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Zentek Technology Japan, Inc. The
company also has offices in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, and in
Singapore. For more information, please visit
http://www.zentek.com/. 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 solutions.
The company licenses its intellectual property to semiconductor
companies, ASIC 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 +1 (650) 567-5000 or http://www.mips.com/. NOTE: MIPS, MIPS32,
MIPS64 and 24K are trademarks or registered trademarks of MIPS
Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Esmertec, Jbed and OSVM are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Esmertec AG. Skelmir and CEE-J are trademarks of Skelmir LLC.
Skelmir LLC is an independent company offering proven clean room
virtual machine technologies and is not associated with Sun
Microsystems, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
and refers to Sun's Java programming language. All other trademarks
referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.
DATASOURCE: MIPS Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Cathy Browne of MIPS
Technologies, Inc., +1-650-567-5178, or Web site:
http://www.mips.com/
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