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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 June 2002
UMC to be first with Amethyst core
UMC has signed a licensing and comarketing agreement for MIPS Technologies' top-performance 64bit processor cores, the MIPS64 20Kc and the company's next-generation core, code-named Amethyst.
UMC has signed a licensing and comarketing agreement for MIPS Technologies' highest performance 64bit processor cores, the MIPS64 20Kc and the company's next-generation core, code-named Amethyst UMC is the first foundry to acquire a license for the Amethyst core, which will be ported to the company's 90nm silicon process
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The award-winning MIPS64 20Kc core, currently the industry's highest performance licensable core, will be ported to UMC's 0.13-micron process.
Applications for the 64bit microprocessor cores include networking, multimedia, automotive telematics and office automation.
The Amethyst and 20Kc cores provide customers with the highest available performance in licensable IP along with the low-power characteristics and low overall system cost required by embedded applications.
In addition, the MIPS 32 and 64bit architectures are fully compatible.
This enables customers with 32bit MIPS-based products to seamlessly transition to these new 64bit cores and preserve all of their software investment.
"UMC is committed to offering the industry's broadest portfolio of IP cores to customers.
By aligning with MIPS Technologies, we can provide 64bit processor cores that many designers are seeking to integrate into next-generation SOC designs", said Dr CT Lee, vice president of corporate marketing at UMC.
"As MIPS Technologies is developing high performance, robust IP cores, we are enthusiastic to have this new licensing and comarketing agreement in place".
"Designers of sophisticated SoCs who want to significantly reduce time to market will find an ideal solution in industry-standard MIPS 64bit hard cores.
The 20Kc and Amethyst cores in UMC's leading-edge processes offer a level of performance and ease of integration that allow customers to tackle increasingly demanding functionality and develop superior, highly competitive solutions", said Kevin Meyer, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies.
"We are pleased that UMC will be the first foundry to offer a 90nm process-optimised version of the premier product in our roadmap, the Amethyst core, which will provide its customers with exceptional cost, power and performance benefits".
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