Processors feature Imagination's MIPSr5 architecture

Imagination's family of MIPS processors are geared for products where ultra low-power, compact silicon area and a high level of integration are required. MIPS processor IP cores and architectures range from ultra-low power 32bit MCUs to scalable 32bit and 64bit multi-core solutions for advanced application and network processing platforms.

According to Imagination, its MIPS architecture is the industry's most efficient RISC architecture, delivering the best performance and lowest power consumption in a given silicon area. SoC designers can use this efficiency advantage for significant cost and power savings, or to implement additional cores to deliver a performance advantage in the same power, thermal and area budget.

The seamlessly compatible MIPS32 and MIPS64 instruction-set architectures (ISAs) allow customers to port from one generation to the next while fully preserving their investment in existing software. MIPSr5 architecture incorporates important functionality including hardware virtualisation and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) modules.