Microsoft & MIPS 4th Annual Executive Summit Attracts Leading Chip Makers (PR Newswire)
May 1, 2006
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS - News) announced today that more than 25 executives from the world's leading semiconductor companies gathered at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash. campus April 19-20 to explore new solutions for high-growth digital consumer markets, using the MIPS® architecture and the Microsoft Windows Embedded platform.
The fourth annual, invitation-only Microsoft & MIPS Executive Summit enabled MIPS Technologies licensees, including AMD, Broadcom, Elliptic Semiconductor, Fangtek, Marvell, Micronas, msystems, NEC Electronics, Philips and PMC-Sierra to share the latest Windows CE and MIPS technology roadmaps and business strategies. The two-day agenda also included one-on-one meetings with representatives from many of Microsoft's business units, including the Mobile & Embedded Devices Group, Windows CE for Automotive and Windows Digital Media.
Micronas, a leading supplier of IC solutions for IPTV applications and a MIPS Technologies licensee for the past three years, demonstrated its new IPTV platform at the Executive Summit. "The combination of the Windows CE development environment and high-performance MIPS32 24Kc core used in our new IPTV platform enables us and our customers to take advantage of greater functionality and lower system cost, while transforming the television experience for consumers," said Keri Waters, Director of Strategic Marketing at Micronas USA, Inc. Micronas USA, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG.
"Sharing our Windows Embedded plans with MIPS licensees is an exciting opportunity and allows us to continue to illustrate our commitment to our industry partners," said Jane Gilson, director, Mobile & Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. "Windows Embedded operating systems provide a rich technology portfolio, more consistent hardware and applications support, and richly integrated development environments, which enables broader choice for device, service and solution creation. We look forward to seeing new MIPS-Based product designs that give OEMs a greater range of choices and capabilities for building next-generation devices from IP set-top-boxes to VoIP phones and automotive infotainment."
"High-growth mobile and embedded markets demand innovative, high-performance, MIPS-Based solutions," said Jack Browne, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies. "By working with Microsoft and our leading licensees at this highly strategic, NDA-level summit, we help give OEMs a premium choice of 32- and 64-bit solutions, a more integrated development environment, quicker time to market, and a superior end-user experience."
Microsoft and MIPS Technologies
For the past 11 years, MIPS Technologies and Microsoft have been leveraging their leading industry expertise to develop a broad range of integrated, high-performance commercial and consumer embedded solutions for strategic high-growth markets.
The annual MIPS & Microsoft Executive Summit is an invitation-only workshop that provides MIPS Technologies licensees with the latest information about MIPS and Windows technologies, and the broad range of business solutions available integrating the MIPS architecture with Microsoft's Windows Embedded Platforms.
About MIPS Technologies
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS - News) 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 www.mips.com.
NOTE: MIPS, MIPS32, 24Kc and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.
