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February 24, 2009

A nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of the Linux operating system, The Linux Foundation announces that MIPS Technologies has become a new member of the organization.

MIPS Technologies is a developer of industry-standard architectures and systems, processors and analog applications for consumer, home networking, wireless communications and various business applications running on Linux.

Udi Kalekin, v.p. of software engineering at MIPS says "a large majority of MIPS developers are using Linux for product development. We are pleased to join the Linux Foundation as part of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing our contribution to the Linux community. We envision an evolution in consumer platform support on multi-core systems powered by Linux, and our work with the Linux Foundation will accelerate this process."

By joining the Linux Foundation, MIPS Technologies will help drive growth and promotion of Linux among its customer base and beyond.

MIPS Technologies joins a leading group of companies who are experiencing business success and market expansion based on customer leverage of Linux and open source technologies.

Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation says "IT firms and system integrators such as MIPS Technologies are making some very smart decisions in tough times. The company's work on Linux and its desire to collaborate with its peers and the community will only help to boost its already strong market position. We're looking forward to MIPS Technologies' contributions to the Foundation."

MIPS Technologies is the world's second largest semiconductor design company and the number one analog manufacturer globally.

With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies is a company that provides a combined portfolio of CPUs, analog and software tools for the embedded market.

MIPS powers some of the world's most popular products for the digital entertainment, home networking, wireless and portable media markets, including broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard.

Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Mountain View, California and has offices worldwide.

Source: Operating Systems Today.

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