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MIPS Technologies, Inc., a provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, and Imagination Technologies Ltd., a multimedia and communications chip technologies company, have formed a strategic alliance to ensure the optimum system solution and support for customers combining IP from both companies.

Officials with MIPS Technologies (News - Alert) said that together the companies are working to help SoC developers get to market quickly with optimized solutions combining processor IP from MIPS and graphics, video and other IP from Imagination.

Reflecting this strategic alliance, MIPS Technologies has joined Imagination's POWERVR Insider graphics developer ecosystem as a technology partner.

'This alliance between MIPS and Imagination brings together two IP industry leaders to address not only digital home solutions--where MIPS already holds a leadership position--but also mobile devices where we are seeing increasing traction,' said Sandeep Vij, president and CEO, MIPS Technologies, in a statement.

Vij said that Imagination is a leading provider of embedded multimedia and communications IP and the company is working closely with them to offer integrated solutions that will offer customers best-in-breed choices, differentiated devices and fast SoC integration.

He said that with MIPS and Imagination, the company's customers are creating some of the industry's most innovative solutions for set-top boxes and beyond.

'Next generation set-top box, television and other connected platforms will all use OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics technology for creation of 3D menus; advanced user interfaces, support for gaming and other advanced features,' said Hossein Yassaie, chief executive officer, Imagination Technologies (News - Alert).

Yassaie said that the company is seeing growing interest among the licensees in using MIPS Technologies' IP in digital home markets alongside industry-leading POWERVR graphics, video and display technologies as well as the company's communications IP solutions, and this extending to devices targeting mobile and embedded applications as well.

"We are pleased to work closely with MIPS to deliver comprehensive solutions our customers need for these innovative next generation products,' he said.