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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 April 2005
Software providers sign for digital TV
alliance
MIPS Technologies has signed alliances with four international DTV software providers.
MIPS Technologies continues to build on its industry-leading Java performance with the announcement today of alliances with four international DTV software providers MIPS Technologies' initiative involving Esmertec, Skelmir, Vidiom and Zentek offers the industry's first complete Java-enabled solution supporting the OCAP and MHP standards used internationally in DTV, further solidifying its leadership in the DTV market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We're proud to be the first in our industry to provide a global Java-based solution that is unmatched for its completeness, interoperability, and optimisation with the two major international standards", said Russ Bell, VP, Marketing for MIPS Technologies.
"Our licensees have developed a superior range of products optimised to the industry leading MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures, which will allow our customers to deliver rich functionality over the Java platform".
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"We're also excited to see that this media functionality is moving into other consumer products, including DVD, PMP, auto entertainment and cellular phones, that can benefit from our Java-based solutions", Bell continued.
Java technology is now being used in millions of consumer electronics products every year.
To boost Java performance, hardware accelerators have commonly been used, but the added silicon can be a significant disadvantage in the cost-sensitive consumer electronics market.
SoC designers are now able to exceed the performance of dedicated hardware accelerators by using software alone, eliminating unnecessary silicon, accelerating performance and lowering production costs.
"The synergy created through such partnerships is important", said Anne-Marie Larkin, CTO, Esmertec.
"The combination of high-performance MIPS processors and innovative Java-based software solutions will drive system design for DTV products throughout the entire industry, and our customers will reap the benefits".
"We're excited to be working with MIPS Technologies", said Mimir Reynisson, CTO, Skelmir.
"The flexibility and functionality of the MIPS cores, coupled with robust software support optimised for a variety of Java applications is a definite plus for our customers as they continue to roll out ground-breaking DTV designs".
"The industry worldwide recognises the MIPS architecture as the de facto standard for digital audio and video, and we're pleased to be a part of their extensive Ecosystem", said Michael Malcy, VP Marketing for Vidiom Systems Corp.
"The MIPS32 24K family of cores is ideally suited for the world of digital TV, because they offer the highest performance and configurability among licensable cores, and enable products which are both cost-effective and feature-rich".
"As the DTV market matures and evolves and becomes even more competitive, additional functionality and performance will be demanded from the silicon powering the application", said James Morris, VP of Engineering at Zentek.
"MIPS cores have both the high performance and system flexibility that result in the cost-efficiencies and rapid time-to-market so critical to our customers' success".
"We're happy to be part of this".
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