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Philips Semiconductors and MIPS

Philips Semiconductors Joins As New MIPS Technologies Microprocessor Partner For Embedded Applications

Philips to Design and Manufacture Derivative MIPS(r) RISC Microprocessors

On October 5, 1994, MIPS Technologies, Inc. announced that Philips Semiconductors has joined as a semiconductor partner and architecture licensee of its MIPS R3000 family of RISC3000 family of RISC microprocessors. Philips will be able to take MIPS microprocessor cores and and combine them with specialized circuitry for a broad range of applications in consumer and embedded markets. Philips Semiconductors is a division of Philips Electronics, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

"We are delighted to welcome Philips Semiconductors as a MIPS partner," said Tom Whiteside, president of MIPS Technologies. "Philips is a proven leader in the embedded controller market. The combination of MIPS' powerful RISC microprocessors with Philips' technological innovation and low-cost consumer expertise will have a major impact on the market for embedded controllers for consumer, communication, automotive and other applications."

Philips Semiconductors is among the world's top semiconductor manufacturers. The company employs 20,000 people worldwide. Key markets are computing, wireless communications, multimedia, automotive and consumer sectors. The company is supported by Philips Research Laboratories, one of the world's largest privately-funded research organizations, with centers in five countries.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. designs and supplies the world's most advanced RISC microprocessor technology. The Company tests, certifies and licenses its processor technology to its semiconductor partners, which provide processors for the computer system, consumer and embedded control markets. MIPS microprocessors power systems from a number of computer industry leaders. MIPS RISC architecture components are available from Integrated Device Technology, Inc., LSI Logic Corporation, NEC Corporation, NKK Corporation, Siemens AG and Toshiba Corporation. MIPS Technologies, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc. and is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.

MIPS and R3000 are registered trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc.