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Is MIPS going to be sold again? 2017-04-04 08:02:38 Post No. 59740103
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>Apple drops PowerVR
>ImgTec share price plummets
>ImgTec exploring "strategic options" (i.e. sale of company, sale of division, layoffs)
>MIPS division has been under-performing at ImgTec
Is MIPS going on the auction block again?
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The chinks are probably going to be the dominant manufacturer of MIPS processors regardless.
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>>59740841
I was going to say, does it matter if anyone can make MIPS? I know it used to be popular in routers and switches but I've seen a big jump to ARM recently, at least in consumer models.
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>>59740888
Parts of the ISA are still locked down by patents probably. The older parts are probably free by now but newer designs need to be licensed in order to be sold in the west. Whoever owns the ISA controls the licensing so the chinese would likely put in a bid for it.
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>>59740888
PSP was MIPS and that shit was tight yo
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>>59741464
PS1 was as well, which is why I assume the PSP could emulate it so well.
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