PowerLayer Microsystems Licenses MIPS32® 24KE™ Core for Next-Generation DTV Designs in Growing China Market

Asia Pacific Continues as Company’s Hottest Growth Region

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, networking, personal entertainment, communications and business applications, today announced that PowerLayer Microsystems has licensed the MIPS32 24KEc™ processor core to advance the development of next-generation digital television (DTV) products.

Today, Asia Pacific represents MIPS Technologies’ fastest growing region worldwide. Asia Pacific’s rapid growth has resulted in unprecedented consumer demand for home entertainment, a market where MIPS has been building a prominent position. According to In-Stat, the popularity of digital television in China continues to grow – in 2006 alone, nearly seven million households were converted from analog cable TV to digital cable.

“We are delighted that PowerLayer has selected our MIPS-Verified™ 24KE core to drive future DTV development in an exploding and rapidly evolving digital TV market,” said Brad Holtzinger, vice president of worldwide sales at MIPS Technologies. “Our market leadership in DTV, combined with PowerLayer’s innovative solutions, will accelerate the delivery of ground-breaking MIPS-Based™ products throughout Asia Pacific.”

“MIPS Technologies’ proven architecture and cores, coupled with its commanding presence in the DTV arena and robust ecosystem, makes them the right business choice for PowerLayer as we move forward in the development of new and exciting products for the digital living room,” said Dr. Xu Dong, president and chief operating officer at PowerLayer. “Our close collaboration with MIPS will help us continue to provide our customers with the cutting-edge solutions they need to succeed in a fiercely competitive digital consumer marketplace.”

MIPS Technologies offers SoC designers a tailored solution for high-performance, low-power, cost-effective consumer applications. The first MIPS core with DSP extensions, the 24KE core family significantly reduces overall SoC die area, cost, and power consumption and improves signal processing performance up to 3x compared to RISC implementations without the DSP ASE.

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