MIPS

MIPS Tech, Inc. specializes in designing and developing processor architectures and cores, particularly in the realm of embedded processors and related intellectual property. The company offers a range of 32-bit and 64-bit processor IP cores, including various Warrior class and Aptiv generation cores, as well as several instruction set architectures such as MIPS32 and MIPS64. Its technology serves diverse sectors, including artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer electronics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and networking. MIPS licenses its architectures and core designs to semiconductor companies and original equipment manufacturers, enabling their use in devices like digital televisions, set-top boxes, video game systems, and broadband access devices. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, MIPS Tech has undergone significant changes, including bankruptcy reorganization in 2020 and operating as a subsidiary of Wave Computing, Inc.

Pete Foley

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member

2 past transactions

Chipidea Microelectrónica

Acquisition in 2007
Chipidea Microelectrónica offers analog and mixed semiconductor solutions to wireless communications, digital media, and consumer electronics market segments. It provides analog subsystems for wireless and wire line communications, device-to-device connectivity, multimedia, and power management in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company offers analog and mixed Internet protocol products in various categories, including analog to digital converters, analog filters, analog front end, analog standard cells, audio and voice, clock management, digital modules, over sampling modulators, power management, radio frequency, USB link controllers, and USB physical interfaces for blue chip customers.

First Silicon Solutions

Acquisition in 2005
First Silicon Solutions offers hardware verification and debug technologies. The company provides On-Chip Instrumentation custom silicon IP, development tools, and design services for programming, testing, and debug of embedded systems in FPGA, SoC, SOPC, ASSP, and ASIC designs. It offers system solutions with IP blocks, hardware, and software tools used at various stages in the development cycle from system design and verification to software development and debug.
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