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News Release from: MIPS Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 May 2005
Cores licensed for next-generation
multimedia SoCs
ITE Technology, one of Taiwan's leading IC design houses, has licensed the MIPS32 4KEm Pro and 4KEp Pro cores to develop next-generation SoCs for portable digital multimedia.
ITE Technology, one of Taiwan's leading IC design houses, has licensed the MIPS32 4KEm Pro and 4KEp Pro cores to develop next-generation SoCs for portable digital multimedia, including MP3, portable media players (PMP), and other audio/video applications This agreement further extends MIPS Technologies' reach into a rapidly expanding PMP market, which includes the MIPS-based Sony PlayStation Portable
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In the PC-related field, ITE has been well recognised as a leading global supplier of a complete range of I/O chips.
In recent years, the company has expanded into new markets and developed new product lines.
"After careful evaluation, we decided to adopt the MIPS architecture because of the high-performance, low-power and small footprint delivered by the 4KEm and 4KEp Pro cores", said Vincent Hu, Chairman of ITE.
"With their large writeback cache memories and user-defined instructions, the 4KEm and 4KEp Pro cores will enable IC designers to optimise the performance and battery life of portable digital devices".
"Consumers worldwide have clearly demonstrated their enthusiasm for digital audio and video entertainment", said Amos Lu, Region Manager of Greater China for MIPS Technologies.
"We are excited at the prospect of working with ITE to solidify our leadership role in the design of market-leading portable digital multimedia devices".
"The 4KEm and 4KEp Pro cores will enable ITE to reduce development costs and accelerate time to market".
"The combination of the MIPS architecture's superior performance and ITE's sophisticated technology results in highly differentiated products that meet customers' demands for performance, power and cost".
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