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MIPS Technologies’ (News - Alert) superscalar MIPS32 74K processor core is now part of the new family of Intensi-fi XLR 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets from Broadcom Corporation (News - Alert).

 

Broadcom’s latest solutions provide a single platform for building single- and dual-band 802.11n routers with distinct feature sets and price points. According to MIPS officials, the embedded 74K core not only helps maintain data rates of up to 300Mbps in each band, but also supports Broadcom’s other features that provide Wi-Fi users with the best possible multimedia experience throughout their homes.

 

MIPS Technologies, referring to ABI Research (News - Alert), explains that the demand for high-speed networking technology is being driven by demand from consumers and device manufacturers to unleash video entertainment around the home. The research firm said that by 2011, 216 million 802.11n chipsets, such as those produced by Broadcom, will be targeted towards consumer electronics devices.

 

Noting that Broadcom is the leading provider of Wi-Fi chipsets, Brad Holtzinger, vice president of worldwide sales at MIPS Technologies, said that they are pleased it has chosen the 74K core for its three new 802.11n router solutions that reduce costs without sacrificing performance. Holtzinger pointed out that Broadcom was first to license the 74K core as an early access customer.

 

“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,” he added.

 

MIPS Technologies’ sources say that their 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 has the ability 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.

 

The 74K core family uses an advanced micro architecture designed for the embedded market and is optimized to deliver exceptional performance levels as well as area- and power-efficiencies required for today’s complex SoC designs.

 

 

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