MIPS Customers and Licensees Continue to Unveil Design Wins, Strategic
Partnerships and New Technologies at This Year's Consumer Electronics Show
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS
Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business
applications, announced today that once again, the Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) was a venue for significant announcements by MIPS Technologies'
customers, partners and licensees. CES is recognized around the world as the
largest and one of the most preeminent venues for technology offerings to
consumers and OEMs.
"Historically, MIPS-centric announcements have figured prominently at CES,
and we're particularly gratified to have played such a significant role at
this year's show," said Russ Bell, VP of Marketing at MIPS Technologies. "It's
an exciting time for us, and for the innovative companies who are using the
MIPS(R) architecture to deliver a high-impact user experience to consumers,"
Among the announcements showcased at CES 2005:
Broadcom
Broadcom announced the industry's most advanced High Definition Television
chip, supporting both analog and digital reception. The MIPS-Based(TM)
Television-on-a-Chip will enable consumer electronics manufacturers to develop
complete lines of affordable televisions that support analog, high definition
(HD), standard definition (SD) and digital cable television programming
featuring superior video, audio and graphics quality.
Broadcom also announced that Konka Group has introduced a new 37-inch
liquid crystal display (LCD) digital television (DTV) that incorporates two
solutions from Broadcom's digital television product family. Konka's
KLC-3728UG LCD DTV is powered by the MIPS-Based Broadcom(R) BCM7038 high
definition (HD) audio/video/graphics chip and the BCM3517 DTV receiver chip.
Broadcom announced that Maxtor Corporation, as part of its new Shared
Storage(TM) solution, has adopted its MIPS-Based Broadcom(R) BCM4780 NASoC
(network attached storage on-a-chip) storage processor to develop new small
office/home office and home networking storage products.
Additionally, Broadcom announced the first high definition (HD) DVD
player/recorder reference design targeted specifically to the emerging HD
consumer DVD equipment market. The reference design, which includes the
MIPS64(R)-Based Broadcom(R) BCM7038 dual-channel high definition digital video
chip, leverages the company's expertise in developing silicon implementations
of the H.264 video compression technology.
Broadcom also unveiled a reference design platform including the
MIPS64-Based Broadcom(R) BCM7038 dual-channel high definition digital video
chip that will enable the development of Internet Protocol (IP) set-top boxes
incorporating the H.264 advanced video compression technology.
Digital 5
Digital 5 and Broadcom announced a partnership to bring to market the next
generation of digital media server and network attached storage solutions for
the new age of the digital home. The joint collaboration will focus on
developing and bringing to market a digital media server platform based on the
Broadcom MIPS-Based BRC4780 Network Attached Storage on-a-Chip (NASoC).
Entropic Communications
Utilizing its MIPS-Based c.LINK-270 chipset, Entropic demonstrated sharing
of downloaded high-definition movie content from Starz Entertainment Group
onto a PC hard drive, and transmitted over the in-home coax to an HDTV screen
in another room.
Espial Group
Toshiba announced that it has selected Espial as its preferred vendor for
the IPTV MIPS-Based AVM49R reference platform. This integration will decrease
overall time-to-market for international set top box OEMs and telcos.
First International Computer, Inc. (FIC)
First International Computer, Inc. (FIC) and Implicit Networks unveiled
the Vassili Personal Media Player, which showcased the capabilities of AMD's
Alchemy MIPS-Based Au1200 Processor. The reference design will enable FIC to
offer DVD-quality picture, CD-quality sound and direct DVR-to-PMP content
transfers.
GoVideo(R)
GoVideo announced its plans to integrate the MIPS-Based AMD Alchemy Au1200
processor in its next generation of portable video players. The Au1200
processor has been optimized for portable video players and enables a new
generation of conveniences and features, including scalable DVD-quality
displays, effortless video content transfers, and long-lasting battery life.
Royal Philips Electronics
Philips introduced a complete reference design for integrated HD digital
television, including its MIPS-Based Nexperia(TM) TV810 solution for
NTSC + ATSC hybrid reception, representing a new benchmark for LCD TV picture
quality.
Additionally, Philips announced that its MIPS-Based Nexperia(TM) PNX1500
media processor is at the heart of the award-winning BenQ media gateway, which
gives consumers the ability to wirelessly transmit audio and video information
anywhere in their homes.
Sigma Designs
Sigma launched the SMP8630 chipset series, the first MIPS-Based all-format
secure media processor to integrate support of high-definition (HD) decoding
in all major formats including H.264, WMV9/VC-1, and MPEG-2. The series will
target the IPTV, High Definition DVD and other consumer electronics products.
Sony Electronics
Sony Electronics announced the integration of the ViXS Systems MIPS-Based
video processor into Sony's new Vaio Desktop PC and Media Server products.
Currently available in Japan, these products highlight the growing consumer
demand for fully functional PCs and consumer devices that can capture massive
volumes of TV content and efficiently record video to DVD.
TiVo(R)
TiVo(R) introduced its new TiVoToGo(TM) mobile service enhancement for
MIPS-Based TiVo(R) Series2(TM) boxes, allowing subscribers to transfer
programs from their TiVo to a laptop to enjoy their favorite shows anytime.
Vonage(R)
Vonage(R) announced an expanded relationship with Texas Instruments,
enabling TI's VoIP technology to be integrated into two new Vonage-compatible
communications devices, utilizing the MIPS-Based TNETV1050 IP phone processor
and MIPS-Based TNETV1060 VoIP gateway chipset.
Ulead
Ulead announced a partnership with ViXS Systems to deliver software and
hardware solutions that will enable advanced multimedia recording functions on
the PC. Ulead's InstaMedia digital home theater, DVD MovieFactory 3 DVD
authoring, and VideoStudio 8 video editing software will leverage ViXS'
MIPS-Based XCode II video processor for high-speed MPEG transrating and
transcoding.
ViXS
ViXS Systems announced that Pixela Corporation has selected ViXS'
MIPS-Based XCode II-L video processor for its RedTail dual TV tuner PC card.
RedTail is the industry's first dual TV tuner card encapsulated into a single
chip, single board form factor to both optimize the product's cost and make
efficient use of consumers' precious PCI slot space. RedTail will deliver
high-quality video and advanced functions on a multimedia PC, such as
watch-and-record, picture-in-picture display, and dual-channel PVR
capabilities.
In a separate announcement, ViXS stated that they will partner with YUAN
Systems to integrate ViXS' MIPS-Based XCode II-L chip into YUAN's TV tuner
card, the PVR PG670, fully leveraging the advanced video capabilities
available using the Windows Media Center Edition 2005 operating system.
ViXS Systems also announced that Funai Electric has licensed ViXS'
WaveTV(TM) wireless television reference design including ViXS' MIPS-Based
XCode II-L single-chip video processor to address the pent up demand for mass
market TVs with wireless video capabilities.
Additionally, ViXS Systems and CyberLink Corporation will co-develop a
hardware-accelerated multimedia platform built on CyberLink's PowerCinema
software. The combination of PowerCinema 4 and ViXS' TV Tuner Card featuring
the MIPS-Based XCode II-L video processor will offer enhanced PC video
functionality to PC systems integrators.
For more information about these announcements, please visit the
companies' respective Website or http://www.mips.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, MIPS-Based, is a 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.
SOURCE MIPS Technologies, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Cathy Browne of MIPS Technologies Inc.
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