Sigma selected MIPS Technologies’ cores to achieve the highest possible performance in the development of its next generation systems-on-a-chip (SoC) designs for home entertainment product manufacturers. Sigma Designs’ SoCs power millions of home entertainment products around the world.

Ken Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing at Sigma Designs, said: In media processor design, satisfying our customers’ stringent requirements for area and power efficiency is as critical as achieving superior levels of performance. Leveraging the proven MIPS cores allows us to produce cost-effective, innovative designs that result in some of the most exceptional, high-performing SoCs on the market.