MIPS Technologies' Multi-threaded Multiprocessor Hits EDN Magazine's List of 'Hot 100 Products'

MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System Continues to Gain Traction

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS - News), a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today announced that its MIPS32® 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System (CPS), the industry's first embedded multi-threaded, multiprocessor licensable IP core, was named to EDN Magazine's "Hot 100 Products" list for 2008.

"Every year, our editors painstakingly comb through thousands of new product announcements in 12 categories and select for our 'Hot 100' list those products that show the most promise for the electronics design community," said Rick Nelson, editor-in-chief, EDN Magazine. "We believe that the combination of multi-threading and multiprocessing capabilities in MIPS Technologies' 1004K core make it one of the hottest products of 2008 in our 'Processors and Tools' category."

The annual list of EDN Magazine's Hot 100 Products is comprised of products and technologies that EDN editors considered innovative and newsworthy enough to report on both in print and on the web during the previous year. Product categories range from analog ICs to test-and- measurement devices. According to EDN, the list represents the best of the best -- the products and technologies that really grabbed the attention of its editors and readers in 2008.

"The combination of multi-threading and multiprocessing in the 1004K CPS leads to significant performance gains for many embedded applications, evidenced by industry standard benchmarks and increasing customer traction," said Brad Holtzinger, vice president of worldwide sales and corporate marketing, MIPS Technologies. "We are pleased that the highly-respected editors at EDN Magazine recognize the potential of the 1004K CPS. We also congratulate Microchip Technology on having its 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers -- featuring MIPS' processor and analog IP -- named to the list."

The 1004K CPS provides among the best performance efficiency and configurability in a multiprocessing system -- up to four single- or multi- threaded processors integrated with advanced system coherency. The 1004K coherent processing system helps lower SoC development costs since for many applications, fewer processors are needed than with other multiprocessor solutions. Multi-threading in each CPU provides significant performance gains over single-threaded multiprocessor offerings. A wide array of vertical applications such as digital home entertainment, home networking and office automation are poised to benefit from coherent multiprocessing with multi- threading. The 1004K CPS is available in two versions: the 1004Kc(TM) using integer cores, and the 1004Kf(TM) with a floating point unit in each core.

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS - News) is the world's second largest semiconductor design IP company and the number one analog IP company worldwide. With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies is the only company that provides a combined portfolio of processors, analog IP and software tools for the embedded market. The company powers some of the world's most popular products for the digital entertainment, home networking, wireless, and portable media markets -- including 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 Mountain View, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (650) 567-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com.

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