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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 May 2002
Fulcrum joins the 32bit MIPS fan club
MIPS Technologies has licensed its 32bit MIPS instruction-set architecture (ISA) to Fulcrum Microsystems to develop chips for high-speed wire line communications applications.
MIPS Technologies has licensed its 32bit MIPS instruction-set architecture (ISA) to Fulcrum Microsystems to develop chips for high-speed wire line communications applications Fulcrum Microsystems, a pioneer in asynchronous circuit design (clockless chips), is a fabless semiconductor company that is leveraging its patented delay-insensitive design methodology to develop clockless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that offer significant advantages in power, performance and time to market over those designed using traditional synchronous VLSI design methods
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our decision to implement a clockless MIPS-based processor is a testament to the strength and versatility of the MIPS architecture", said Bob Nunn, CEO of Fulcrum Microsystems.
"The extensive ecosystem that has flourished in support of the industry-standard MIPS architecture will benefit Fulcrum and our customers by simplifying their adoption and integration of our products".
"We welcome Fulcrum Microsystems as one of the newest members of our community", said John Bourgoin, chairman and CEO of MIPS Technologies.
"Fulcrum's clockless design methodology has the potential to greatly advance large-scale chip design, particularly in the areas of performance, power consumption, and time to market.
Leveraging its technology, Fulcrum can bring the flexibility and programmability of high-performance microprocessors to applications where, previously, only rigid custom solutions would suffice.
We're pleased that the performance and low-power attributes of the MIPS architecture have helped Fulcrum bring this innovative technology to market".
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