Handicapping the field of possible MIPS suitors

EE Times Staff
5/15/2012 8:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK--Correct us if we’re wrong, but many readers may be writing off MIPS Technologies way too soon.

The fate of MIPS is shaping up as one of the industry’s biggest stories in 2012. The company’s potential sale would have a significant impact on its storied processor IP line, MIPS customers, potential suitors who would either gain access to the processor IP or lose access and, of course, the current MIPS work force.

MIPS has not commented on speculation about a possible sale, and we’ve been unable to confirm that it has retained an investment banker to represent it (the rumor mill says it’s Goldman Sachs). Nevertheless, the question of who might buy MIPS is unavoidable and should be debated considering the broader implications of such a deal.

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