MIPS 64-Bit Warrior Core announced

The much awaited announcement today from IMG:

http://www.imgtec.com/news/detail.asp?ID=923

Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG, “Imagination”, “the Group”), a leading multimedia, communications and processor technology company, has launched the highly-efficient MIPS I-class I6400 CPU family.

This is a key strategic development for the Group as this 64-bit MIPS Warrior core is the first IP core to combine a 64-bit architecture and hardware virtualization with scalable performance through multi-threading, multi-core and multi-cluster coherent processing.

MIPS Warrior I-class processor cores set a new standard for mainstream 64-bit processing in applications including embedded, mobile, digital consumer, advanced communications, networking and storage - the broadest set of applications ever addressed by a single MIPS core family.

Its extraordinary feature set and performance/power/area leadership will enable customers to implement a smaller core at the same performance, or a faster core, in the same area.

Sir Hossein Yassaie, Chief Executive, commented:

"This is the MIPS Warrior core that the industry has been waiting for. Customers can now choose a CPU based on its technical superiority.

"This new product is more efficient, flexible and scalable than the competition and its feature set clearly lends itself to the needs of a wide range of next-generation applications including smartphones and tablets.

"We know that unique features like multi-threading provide significant advantages for many applications. We have already secured licensees for this new product across multiple markets.

"The Group is now able to provide MIPS IP cores for everything from microcontrollers to 64-bit servers, delivering choice across the range and changing the competitive dynamic in the industry."

Says Tony King-Smith, EVP marketing, Imagination: “This is the MIPS Warrior core that many have been waiting for. As the industry moves toward instruction set neutrality, customers can now choose a CPU based on its technical superiority. The I6400 is more efficient, flexible and scalable than the competition, and its feature set clearly lends itself to the needs of a wide range of next-generation applications including smartphones and tablets. We know that unique features like multi-threading provide significant advantages for many applications, and customers already using this technology agree. Unsurprisingly, we’ve already secured licensees for the I6400 across multiple markets.”

Says Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst, Tirias Research: “To address the ongoing evolution in applications from IoT to mobile to networking and storage, companies need to select scalable platforms that can future-proof their designs. With 64-bit, multi-threading, and multicore/multi-cluster support, the I6400 is designed to be a phenomenally flexible, low-power processor architecture capable of scaling across a wide range of applications. Imagination now has MIPS IP cores for everything from microcontrollers to 64-bit servers, delivering choice across the range and changing the competitive dynamic in the industry.”