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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 April 2004
More cores for Atheros
Atheros Communications is expanding its use of the MIPS architecture by taking a licence for four high-performance 32bit cores, including the new MIPS32 24Kc.
Atheros Communications is expanding its use of the MIPS architecture by taking a licence for four high-performance 32bit cores, including the new MIPS32 24Kc, the embedded industry's highest performing 32bit synthesisable core at 550MHz, and the MIPS32 4KE family Atheros has been a MIPS Technologies licensee since 2001
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 32bit processor cores are well suited for next-generation WLAN solutions for a range of end markets.
The new 24Kc core is ideal for high-performance, highly integrated, gateway solutions for cost-sensitive applications such as small office and home networking, where an increasing number of clients and the high data rates required by HDTV and other video applications are placing greater demand on the gateway.
The 4KE family is ideal for high-performance, highly integrated chipsets for client applications.
"Developers of wireless infrastructure systems need solutions that significantly increase performance and security, while reducing parts count, cost and power consumption", said Colin Macnab, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Atheros.
"Over the past three years, the MIPS architecture has helped make Atheros a market leader by giving us performance, power efficiency, flexibility and development tools to deliver advanced wireless access point, gateway and audio/video solutions.
We believe the new 24Kc core and the 4KE core family will help us carry on that tradition".
"Atheros' leadership and expertise in WLAN solutions, together with our high-performance 32bit cores, raises the bar on wireless technology and promises to give users an enhanced experience, with untethered access to high-speed multimedia throughout the home and workplace", said Jack Browne, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at MIPS Technologies.
"We are delighted to expand our relationship with Atheros, whose pioneering chipsets are used by leading providers of wireless networking systems".
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