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Press Release - Vivante
Brings GPU IP Solutions to MIPS® Alliance Program
July 30th, 2008
Vivante Corporation
SUNNYVALE,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vivante
Corporation, the embedded GPU technology leader,
announced today that it has joined the MIPS® Alliance
Program to bring its programmable graphics IP cores to
designers using cores from MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS:
MIPS). Vivante will optimize its HD Visual RealityTM and
Mobile Visual RealityTM line of 2D and 2D/3D graphics
processor IP solutions, for integration in designs using
the MIPS32® 24K® and MIPS32® 24KE™ cores, which are
widely used in media server, DVD, set-top box and mobile
solutions.
Consumer requirements for advanced 3D user interfaces
and image processing has made inclusion of a GPU a
must-have for high definition home entertainment as well
as traditional embedded graphics markets like game
consoles, smart phones, navigation, and ultra mobile
computing.
"We
are pleased to welcome Vivante to the MIPS Alliance
Program," said Jack Browne, vice president of marketing,
Processor Business Group, MIPS Technologies. "In the
digital living room, where MIPS Technologies holds a
leading position, customers are increasingly looking to
differentiate with high-end 3D graphics. Vivante’s
groundbreaking graphical IP cores, together with MIPS’
processor cores, offer a range of scalable solutions for
customers’ next-generation products, with the best
possible combination of high performance, low power and
compact area."
Vivante’s 2D/3D GC series GPU IP product line supports
OpenGL® ES 2.0, OpenGL® ES 1.1 and OpenVG® application
programming interfaces defined by the Khronos Group. Vivante’s GPU IP product line
includes GPU cores that are being deployed into a broad
range of consumer and automotive electronics devices
including high definition home entertainment, mobile
devices and automotive instrument cluster and console
displays. Vivante’s GPU technology is architected from
the ground up to deliver a high precision, true unified
shader implementation, which maximizes graphics
performance and quality delivered per milliwatt of
system power consumption with the smallest silicon
footprint available today. Vivante’s GPU cores are
delivered as soft IP designed to quickly and
consistently reach target frequency and optimal final
silicon area using provided reference implementation
packages for CadenceTM and SynopsysTM design tool
environments.
"Vivante is already helping MIPS licensees to add GPUs
to their next generation platforms," says Wei-Jin Dai,
Chief Executive Officer of Vivante Corporation "By
joining the MIPS Alliance program and optimizing our GPU
solutions with MIPS we can offer mutual customers the
best solution in terms of graphics quality, ease of
integration and cost competitiveness."
Note to Editors:
MIPS, MIPS32, 24K, 24KE and MIPS-Based are trademarks or
registered trademarks in the United States and other
countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc. Synopsys is a
trademark of Synopsys, Inc. Cadence is a trademark of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks
referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.
Contacts
Vivante Corporation
David Jarmon, 408-738-0186 ext. 142
pr@vivantecorp.com
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