MIPS32(R) 74K(TM) Core Featured in Broadcom’s New Family of Single-Chip WLAN Router Solutions

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 16 /EMWNews-FirstCall/ -- MIPS

Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard

architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home

networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today

announced that its superscalar MIPS32(R) 74K(TM) processor core is part of

the new family of Intensi-fi(R) XLR 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets

from Broadcom Corporation. The new Broadcom(R) solutions provide a single

platform for building single- and dual-band 802.11n routers with distinct

feature sets and price points. The embedded 74K core helps maintain data

rates of up to 300Mbps in each band and supports Broadcom's other features

that provide Wi-Fi users with the best possible multimedia experience

throughout their homes.



    According to ABI Research, the need for high-speed networking

technology is being driven by demand from consumers and device

manufacturers to unleash video entertainment around the home. ABI Research

predicts that 216 million 802.11n chipsets, such as those produced by

Broadcom, will be targeted towards consumer electronics devices by 2011. In

2007, Broadcom was the leading Wi-Fi chipset vendor, according to ABI

Research.



    "Broadcom is the leading provider of Wi-Fi chipsets, and we are pleased

it has chosen the 74K core for its three new 802.11n router solutions that

reduce costs without sacrificing performance," said Brad Holtzinger, vice

president of worldwide sales at MIPS Technologies. "Broadcom was first to

license the 74K core as an early access customer, and we look forward to

continuing our long-standing relationship with them as they create more

exciting products that require the superior, next-generation performance

our processor cores deliver."



    MIPS32 74K cores are the industry's first fully synthesizable 32-bit

processors to achieve operating frequencies greater than 1 GHz in TSMC 65nm

process technology. The 74K core family is designed to work with generic

standard cells, memories and EDA design flows without the need for premium

physical IP or costly structured logic and custom design flows. Using an

advanced microarchitecture designed for the embedded market, the 74K core

family is optimized to deliver exceptional performance levels as well as

area- and power-efficiencies required for today's complex SoC designs.

    About MIPS Technologies, Inc.



    MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) is the world's second largest

semiconductor design IP company and the number one analog IP company

worldwide. With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies

is the only company that provides a combined portfolio of processors,

analog IP and software tools for the embedded market. The company powers

some of the world's most popular products for the digital entertainment,

home networking, wireless, and portable media markets -- including

broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from

Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from

Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from

Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in

1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with

offices worldwide. For more information, contact (650) 567-5000 or visit

http://www.mips.com.



    MIPS, MIPS32, 74K and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered

trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies,

Inc. Broadcom and Intensi-fi are among the trademarks of Broadcom

Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other

countries and/or the EU. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi

Alliance. All other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their

respective owners.