Imagination Technologies hopes to breathe new life into MIPS
Imagination Technologies is moving forward with the development of the MIPS CPU architecture, trying to dispel concerns about the processor's future after acquiring struggling MIPS Technologies late...
View ArticleImagination, TSMC collaborate on graphics chips with 3D transistors
Graphics processors with 3D transistors could come to smartphones and tablets through a technology collaboration between Imagination Technologies and contract chip maker TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor...
View ArticleImagination to battle ARM with MIPS server chips
Imagination Technologies, the UK company that designs the graphics chips for the iPhone and iPad, will release a new CPU design next year for low-power servers, the company's CEO said this week.
View ArticleImagination dispatches Warrior CPU core to battle ARM and Intel
Imagination Technologies will deliver its first Warrior CPU core to device makers by the end of the year, beginning a campaign to make the MIPS architecture a more potent rival to ARM and x86.
View ArticleiPhone graphics chip designer adds more oomph to GPUs
Imagination Technologies, which designs graphics chips used in the iPhone and other top mobile products, is promising "console quality graphics" with an updated GPU lineup announced on Monday.
View ArticleApple to continue reliance on Imagination for mobile graphics
Apple will continue relying on chip designer Imagination Technologies for multimedia rendering technologies in iPhones and iPads.
View ArticleMobile games could look better with ray-tracing tech from Imagination
More vivid games with better shadows, lights and reflection could come to iPhones in the near future as new mobile graphics technology announced by Imagination Technologies hits the market.
View ArticleNewton is the first MIPS-based mini-computer for wearables
A Chinese company has released a computer about the size of an SD card that can run a full version of Android and should make it easier to build wearable devices.
View ArticleCollaborative foundation aims to boost MIPS adoption
A collaborative, nonprofit foundation has been started by a group of technology companies to boost the adoption of the MIPS processor architecture.
View ArticleIoT inspires new components for energy, wireless
The expected boom in demand for small, often isolated devices in the Internet of Things is driving developers to craft new types of components.
View ArticleFirst mobile device with MIPS 64-bit processor coming in 2016
Imagination Technologies hopes to catch up with ARM and Intel in the mobile space with its first MIPS 64-bit processor core design, which could be in tablets and smartphones by 2016.
View ArticleWearable graphics could get a boost with Imagination's Series7 GPUs
Graphics is not yet a major consideration in wearables, but Imagination hopes to change that as part of a plan to put its new PowerVR graphics technology in a wide range of computing devices.
View ArticleIngenic's Newton2 allows DIY smartwatches, smartglasses
A Chinese company wants enthusiasts to make and test their own wearable devices with a computer smaller than an SD card announced Wednesday.
View ArticleImagination conjures up $US65 Raspberry Pi competitor
Hobbyists are getting a lot of love, with big companies like Microsoft, Intel and IBM releasing circuit board computers to conceptualize and prototype products. Imagination is now entering the fray...
View ArticleImagination floats sub-$100 MIPS tablet running Firefox OS
With Android and iOS dominating the tablet market, Mozilla's Firefox OS hasn't had much of a look in. It's now getting a bit of help from ARM rival Imagination Technologies, which has ported a version...
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