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News Release from: MIPS Technologies | Subject: MIPS32 24K core
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 October 2004
Upgrade for popular 32bit core
MIPS Technologies has released enhanced versions of the cores in the its MIPS32 24K core family, which have the highest performance in the embedded industry.
MIPS Technologies has released enhanced versions of the cores in the its MIPS32 24K core family, which have the highest performance in the embedded industry Licensees now can obtain up to 625MHz and 900DMIPS in a 0.13-micron process with a die size of less than 3.0mm2
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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MIPS Technologies has revealed further details of the highest performing 32bit synthesisable core family within the embedded market.
Support for top-performing cores
Green Hills Software's comprehensive set of software development tools for MIPS-based applications now supports the new MIPS32 24K core family.
Since its introduction six months ago, the 24K core family has experienced the fastest rate of licensing of any MIPS Technologies product line.
MIPS-based silicon from a range of customers using 24K cores is being developed for the digital consumer, networking and office automation markets.
New features include a faster floating-point unit: the 24Kf core integrates the high performance IEEE754-compliant floating point unit previously found in the MIPS64 20Kc and MIPS64 5Kf cores.
This FPU has a certified EEMBC basic floating-point score of more than 1300 iterations/MHz.
A scratch-pad RAM option is designed to provide low-latency access to on-chip memories in addition to traditional cache support.
A DMA reference design allows low-latency, high-throughput access to critical I/O devices in the system.
A coprocessor 2 (COP2) interface enables easy coprocessor connection and support.
There is an OCP updated interface with additional clocking options and latest OCP-IP specifications.
The new cores claim record-breaking Java performance: at 625MHz, a 24Kc core yields 4687 Embedded CaffeineMarks, and Esmertec's Jbed CDC with FastDAC (Dynamic Adaptive Compiler) delivers 7.5 Embedded CaffeineMarks per megahertz.
Full EDA flow and optimised tools are available: Cadence, Magma and Synopsys flows enable designers to optimise for power, area and performance while ensuring their GDS II design tapeout with minimum risk.
"To address the challenges our customers face in developing SoCs for high-growth, cost-sensitive markets, we introduced the 24K core family".
"The customer response has been outstanding, and with this enhanced version of the product line we fully expect to grow our market lead as the performance driver in embedded design", said Russ Bell, Vice President of Marketing at MIPS Technologies.
"Our ongoing engineering and benchmarking efforts have greatly contributed to the 24K core family and made it even smaller, more flexible and cost-effective for a wider range of markets".
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