MIPS Technologies Unveils Plans for Industry's First 64-Bit Multi-Threaded Multiprocessor IP Core Code Named "Prodigy"
29 March 2011 - 12:00AM
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business
applications, today unveiled its plans to offer the industry's
first IP core that combines a 64-bit processor architecture with
simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) technology. The core, the first
in a family of cores code named "Prodigy," will be officially
launched later in 2011. By offering the combination of a 64-bit
architecture, SMT technology and coherent multiprocessing in an
off-the-shelf IP core, MIPS is providing the mass market with a
fast path to performance, efficiency and scalability for advanced
networking, storage, mobile and digital consumer designs.
MIPS Technologies has a long history in 64-bit processing. The
company has licensed its MIPS64® architecture to numerous licensees
for a range of markets including advanced networking, storage and
servers, where applications can benefit from the larger address
space and increased data processing capability of a 64-bit
architecture. MIPS Technologies also has an extensive history in
multi-threading technology. Multiple MIPS licensees have reported
significant increases in performance as well as overall system
efficiency with MIPS-Based™ multi-threaded processors. SMT
technology promises even higher gains in performance and efficiency
through the ability to execute multiple instructions from multiple
threads every clock cycle.
"With MIPS Technologies' deep expertise and tradition in both
multi-threading and 64-bit processing, this is a natural next
step," said Joseph Byrne, an analyst at The Linley Group and author
of A Guide to CPU Cores and Processor IP. "As applications become
more complicated and require more memory, there is a basic
limitation of accessing memory with 32-bit addresses. That limit is
becoming a barrier. Ultimately it will be necessary for many
embedded applications to move to 64-bit architectures because of
the practically unlimited address space they allow. The time is
right for MIPS to introduce this product to the market, because the
next generation of advanced communications and networking products
will need this headroom."
"With our forthcoming core, our customers can now quickly and
easily develop MIPS64 solutions at a fraction of the cost and time
it would take to develop a 64-bit core themselves," said Art Swift,
vice president of marketing and business development, MIPS
Technologies. "We're pleased to offer this solution, for which we
are seeing increasing demand. Our customers can leverage not only
the advanced 64-bit Prodigy IP core, but they will also benefit
from the surrounding infrastructure and broad, mature ecosystem
that are already in place for the MIPS64 architecture as well as
multiprocessing and multi-threading on MIPS."
The Prodigy core family will offer seamless code compatibility
and an elegant upward migration path between the MIPS32® and MIPS64
architectures. This continues the tradition that started with the
introduction in 1991 of the MIPS R4000® microprocessor, the world's
first 64-bit microprocessor, which established complete binary
compatibility between all 32-bit and 64-bit MIPS
implementations.
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 mobile device 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 www.mips.com.
MIPS, MIPS32, MIPS64, R4000 and MIPS-Based are trademarks or
registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of
MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are
the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
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