MIPS to make RISC-V processors
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 09 March 2021 12:49

MIPS to make RISC-V processors


Risky business


MIPS Technologies, the company that had been synonymous with the MIPS processor architecture, will now be developing processors based on RISC-V architecture.

MIPS goes open source
Published in AI
Tuesday, 18 December 2018 11:31

MIPS goes open source


Sauce and chips

As we expected, MIPS has gone open source, with its Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) and MIPS' latest core R6 available in the first quarter of 2019.

Imagination fires CEO
Published in News
Monday, 08 February 2016 14:22

Imagination fires CEO


Another Apple partner suffering 

Imagination Technologies has fired its CEO as it heads for its second year of losses.

Intel lays off staff at Wind River
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 25 September 2015 14:25

Intel lays off staff at Wind River


Embedded chips software downsized

Chipzilla has been handing out p45s and pink slips to some of its more experienced software staff at Wind River.

Imagination squaring off with ARM
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 18 May 2015 12:56

Imagination squaring off with ARM


Nothing but a Big Gorilla

The war of words between Imagination and ARM is starting to become more colourful with the head of Imagination Technologies dubbing his rival a "big gorilla ."

Top chipmakers in open source MIPS push
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Qualcomm, Intel and Broadcom sign up

Qualcomm Atheros, Lantiq (part of Intel) and Broadcom have joined the Prpl Foundation.