Product category: Intellectual Property Cores
News Release from: MIPS Technologies | Subject: MT ASE
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 20 October 2003
Multithreading boosts processor
efficiency
The MIPS MT ASE (application specific extension) is a new multithreading extension to the industry-standard MIPS architecture.
The MIPS MT ASE (application specific extension) is a new multithreading extension to the industry-standard MIPS architecture Now, SoC designers are able to significantly increase delivered system performance through higher processor efficiency in applications that can take advantage of a multitasking approach to SoC design
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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