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MIPS Technologies Inc. (MIPS)On Nov 25: 3.78  Down 0.06 (1.56%)  
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MIPS Technologies Inc.
955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
United States - Map
Phone: 408-530-5000
Fax: 408-530-5150
Web Site: http://www.mips.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Technology
Industry:Semiconductor- Memory Chips
Full Time Employees:146

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
MIPS Technologies, Inc. develops embedded processors and related intellectual property for use in performance-oriented markets, such as digital entertainment, wired and wireless communications (including broadband access), office automation, security, and automotive markets. Its designs are based on its 32-bit and 64-bit reduced instruction set computing architectures. The company licenses its MIPS32 and MIPS64 instruction-set architectures, application-specific extensions, core designs, and other related intellectual property to semiconductor companies and system original equipment manufacturers. It also offers a variety of embedded processors that scale across multiple markets in standard, custom, semi custom, and application-specific products. MIPS Technologies’ core and processor designs and related intellectual property are used in digital set-top boxes, digital televisions, DVD players, video game systems, laser printers, automotive telematics, broadband access devices, 802.11 wireless networking devices, and network routers. It has sales offices in California, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and Israel. The company’s predecessor, MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., was founded in 1984. MIPS Technologies was spun off from Silicon Graphics, Inc. in 1998. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. MIPS Technologies Inc. operates independently of Silicon Graphics Inc. as of June 20, 2000.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    MIPS Technologies Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 33.9% of Russell 3000 companies and 25.9% of Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. John Bourgoin , 63
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 425.00K $ 0
    Mr. Maury Austin , 51
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP
    $ 406.00K $ 0
    Ms. Sandy Creighton , 56
    VP of Corp. Admin.
    $ 269.00K $ 0
    Mr. Brad Holtzinger , 47
    VP of Worldwide Sales & Corp. Marketing
    $ 261.00K $ 0
    Mr. G. Michael Uhler , 56
    Chief Technology Officer and VP
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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