Microchip Licenses MIPS32® M14K™ Cores for Next-Generation 32-bit PIC32 Microcontrollers
28 October 2010 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) and MIPS Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) today announced that Microchip is building on
its successful 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller family, which is
currently based on the MIPS32® M4K® core, by licensing the MIPS32
M14K™ family of cores from MIPS.
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The M14K cores will enable Microchip to further expand its
presence in the competitive 32-bit microcontroller market by
delivering uncompromised levels of performance and improved code
density—critical factors in embedded applications. Additionally,
the M14K cores provide cost and performance scalability, while
maintaining 100% code compatibility with PIC32 MCUs based on the
M4K core.
The higher code density in the M14K core family was achieved
through MIPS Technologies’ new microMIPS™ instruction set
architecture (ISA). Executing the microMIPS ISA results in at least
a 30% code-size reduction with little or no compromise in
performance. Additional features of the M14K cores that will be
beneficial in the next generation of PIC32 microcontrollers include
interrupt-latency improvements and low power consumption.
“Since the successful launch of the rapidly expanding PIC32
family, Microchip has continued to strengthen its strategic
partnership with MIPS Technologies,” said Sumit Mitra, vice
president of Microchip’s High Performance Microcontroller Division.
“In fact, the microcontroller-specific enhancements to the new M14K
core were heavily influenced by Microchip’s extensive experience in
the embedded market and with the M4K core.”
“We were pleased to work closely with Microchip, our flagship
MCU licensee, on the definition of our M14K product line, which
includes features and enhancements specifically for MCUs. Because
of its clear value proposition, the M14K core is rapidly gaining
traction in the market, with more than 17 licenses in the short six
months that it has been generally available. We are pleased that
Microchip is reaffirming its commitment to the MIPS architecture,
which offers superior performance, lower power and more advanced
features for MCUs than the competition,” said Art Swift, vice
president of marketing and business development, MIPS
Technologies.
About the M14K Core Family
The MIPS32 M14K core family provides high levels of system
performance for extremely cost-sensitive embedded applications,
such as 32-bit microcontrollers, home entertainment, personal
entertainment and home networking. The MIPS32 M14K core and M14Kc™
core with integrated cache-controller are the first
MIPS32-compatible cores that also execute the new microMIPS ISA,
achieving high performance of 1.5 DMIPS/MHz with an advanced level
of code compression. The microMIPS ISA maintains 98% of MIPS32
performance while reducing code size by at least 30%, translating
to significant silicon cost savings. With smaller code size and
efficient use of the instruction cache to lower the cost, the
microMIPS ISA also helps to reduce system power consumption.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some
of the world’s most popular products for the home entertainment,
communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These
include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer
devices 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. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For
more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit
http://www.microchip.com/get/SST0.
About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider
of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing
low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster
time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications
worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers
outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and
quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at
http://www.microchip.com/get/R615.
Note: The Microchip name and logo, and PIC are registered
trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other
countries. MIPS, MIPS32, microMIPS, M4K, M14K, M14Kc, and
MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United
States and other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective
companies.
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PIC32, Embedded, MIPS, Core, License, M14K, microMIPS, ISA
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