MIPS inks Altera licensing deal
Art Swift, VP of marketing at MIPS, noted that the license has the potential to broaden MIPS' user base.
By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News -- EDN, October 6, 2009
MIPS Technologies Inc today announced that Altera Corp has licensed its MIPS32 architecture, marking what the company said is the entry of the MIPS architecture into the FPGA channel.
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“The MIPS architecture is firmly established within many networking, communications, and multimedia systems, and our decision to license the MIPS32 architecture allows us to provide more options for FPGA customers in these markets,” said Vince Hu, VP of product and corporate marketing at Altera, in a statement. Altera also works with MIPS competitor ARM in the FPGA space.
Art Swift, VP of marketing at MIPS, noted that the license has the potential to broaden MIPS’ user base.
Joseph Byrne, a senior analyst for The Linley Group, seconded that idea. “MIPS Technologies’ processor cores have long been known for their high performance for a wide range of consumer multimedia, networking, and communications applications. The company’s technology is already an industry standard for ASICs used in these applications. By joining forces with Altera, a leader in the FPGA market, there is great potential for much more widespread adoption,” he said in the statement.
MIPS and Altera did not offer specifics on the deal, including financial terms.
