Handicapping the field of possible MIPS suitors
EE Times Staff
5/15/2012 8:01 AM EDT
NEW YORK--Correct us if we’re wrong, but many readers may be writing off MIPS Technologies way too soon.
The fate of MIPS is shaping up as one of the industry’s biggest stories in 2012. The company’s potential sale would have a significant impact on its storied processor IP line, MIPS customers, potential suitors who would either gain access to the processor IP or lose access and, of course, the current MIPS work force.
MIPS has not commented on speculation about a possible sale, and we’ve been unable to confirm that it has retained an investment banker to represent it (the rumor mill says it’s Goldman Sachs). Nevertheless, the question of who might buy MIPS is unavoidable and should be debated considering the broader implications of such a deal.
![]() |
E-mail This Article | ![]() |
![]() |
Printer-Friendly Page |
Related News
- MIPS Technologies Appoints New Vice President of European Field Operations
- Cadence Quantus FS Solution, a 3D Field Solver, Achieves Certification for Samsung Foundry's SF4, SF3E and SF3 Process Technologies
- MIPS Announces Availability of its first RISC-V IP core - the eVocore P8700 Multiprocessor
- MIPS Partners With Mobileye to Accelerate Next Generation Autonomous Driving Technologies and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
- MIPS Selects Imperas for Advanced Verification of High-Performance RISC-V Application-class Processors
Breaking News
- Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments and Revenue Set New Records in 2022, SEMI Reports
- AI-designed Chips Reach Scale with First 100 Commercial Tape-outs Using Synopsys Technology
- Arm Q3 FY22 financial results
- ZeroPoint Technologies raises EUR 3.2 million in seed funding to reduce energy consumption of data centers by more than 25%
- QuickLogic Drives eFPGA Innovation with New Aurora™ Development Tool Suite