MIPS Technologies to Take Part in Panel Discussions at IP 08 Conference

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) , a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today announced that it will take part in two panel discussions at the IP 08 (IP-Based System Design) Conference in Grenoble, France on December 3 - 4, 2008.

Cesar Martin-Perez, vice president of European Operations for MIPS, will join a panel of experts in discussing "Easy Third Party IP Integration - Fact or Fiction?" and Yakov Levy, strategic marketing manager, will address "SoC Configurability - Balancing Manufacturing and R/D Costs." For more information about these panels and the conference, visit www.design-reuse.com/ip08.

"We look forward to this important conference each year as the leaders in IP-based SoC design come together to discuss the hottest issues in the design world," said Martin-Perez. "With the state of today's economy, it is more important than ever for systems companies to look to third party IP solutions. This year's conference will be a great opportunity to discuss innovations in our industry that can help our customers get to market quickly at the lowest possible cost."

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) is the world's second largest semiconductor design IP company and the number one analog IP company worldwide. With more than 250 customers around the globe, MIPS Technologies is the only company that provides a combined portfolio of processors, analog IP and software tools for the embedded market. The company powers some of the world's most popular products for the digital entertainment, home networking, wireless, and portable media markets-including broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (650) 567-5000 or visit www.mips.com.

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