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MIPSABG Chipidea, Lda., the Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), is the
world's leading analog/mixed-signal intellectual property provider, according to market researcher Gartner
Dataquest Inc.
Chipidea is a key supplier to the System-on-Chip (SoC) designers targeting fast-growing wireless communications,
digital media and consumer electronics market segments.
With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of silicon-proven technology across a variety of product lines,
Chipidea offers a breadth of solutions ranging from intellectual property to multi-function integrated circuits,
complete sub-systems, which are silicon-proven on leading-edge CMOS processes Chipidea works hand-in-hand with its
customers to ensure that its unique analog/mixed signal expertise results in silicon success, fully operating in
the global semiconductor market.
Chipidea Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies, has analog engineering centres in Portugal, France, Belgium,
Poland Macau and China, and has been able to continuously attract and retain talented engineering resources that
are strategically important to design world-class analog/mixed signal circuits and systems that meet the needs of
today's demanding consumer products. The group has also sales offices worldwide.
Chipidea has a wide range of tier-1 customers around the globe and has earned a sterling reputation for delivering
high-quality products and reliable execution.
The company forms closely knit partnerships with its customers, supporting 12 of the top 20 world-leading
semiconductor companies.
Chipidea was founded in February 1997 by 3 Professors of the Electronics and Computer Engineering Department of the
Technical University of Lisbon with a strong scientific background in analog integrated circuit design.
This provided their students with a ready professional environment in Portugal, where they could apply their new
skills in chip design, especially the demanding analog and mixed-signal world.
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