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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2004
Pixelworks plans advanced display
applications
Pixelworks has taken licences for the MIPS32 4KEc and M4K cores for use in future products for the advanced television and multimedia projector markets.
Pixelworks has taken licences for the MIPS32 4KEc and M4K cores for use in future products for the advanced television and multimedia projector markets "MIPS cores deliver the performance and flexibility that Pixelworks will need to handle processing in our next generation of system-on-chip ICs that will further usher in high-definition television standards", said Robert Greenberg, CTO of Pixelworks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"MIPS is widely recognised as the technology-of-choice for consumer video applications, such as DTV, and we look forward to setting new standards of excellence in image quality, innovative features and cost-effective performance in products that use the MIPS architecture".
Increasing demand for affordable, life-like picture quality in digital consumer products has put the MIPS architecture, which drives 40% of the DTV market, at the forefront of the HDTV revolution.
MIPS-based products also are delivering higher levels of performance, more sophisticated features and greater ease of use in digital set-top boxes, where it is the de facto standard, and in a wide range of DVD recorders and mobile devices.
"Leading manufacturers rely on Pixelworks' advanced solutions to give users a high-quality video performance on their digital TVs and other display products", said Jack Browne, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at MIPS Technologies.
"Now, Pixelworks wants to raise the bar on image quality, and we are delighted they have chosen the MIPS architecture to achieve their goal".
"The performance and flexibility of MIPS cores, along with the software, IP and tools that form the MIPS ecosystem, will help them get to market fast with a new generation of advanced solutions".
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