By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
MIPS Technologies has long struggled to get its processor technology into portable devices, despite arguing that the higher performance architecture can be used for less time and so use less power.
Now at CES 2011 however it is seeing the first use of the architecture in portable multimedia devices such as the 7in $249 Cruz tablet from Velocity Micro.
Devices are based on systems-on-chips (SoCs) from MIPS licensees including Actions Semiconductor and Ingenic Semiconductor.
“Less than a year ago, MIPS announced its intention to enter the mobile market, leveraging a confluence of industry dynamics and technologies including the Android platform and the move to 4G networks. We have signed more than eight mobile-related customers to-date for applications processing, media processing, baseband processing and other technologies in e-readers, tablets, netbooks and mobile handsets. The fact that we can now show these devices—including MIPS-Based smartphones—is a solid endorsement of our strategy,” said Sandeep Vij, president and CEO of MIPS Technologies.
The MIPS-Based tablets featuring the Ingenic SoCs are available now. Velocity Micro offers the Cruz Tablets, which can be purchased through major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart.com, Borders and others.
The two smartphones are in pre-production now with chips from Actions Semiconductor.
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