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MIPS Technologies: History, Companies & Products

37°25′12″N 122°04′22″W / 37.4201°N 122.0728°W / 37.4201; -122.0728

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MIPS Technologies topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around MIPS Technologies.

Related topics
99
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
105
Extracted relationships
81
Concept neighborhoods
28
Bridge connections
105

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 36 topics
Operating systems · 26 topics
Overview · 15 topics
Licensees · 12 topics
Notable contributors · 7 topics
Products · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1984; 42 years ago (1984)
Founders
John L. Hennessy · Chris Rowen
Industry
RISC microprocessors
Headquarters
San Jose, California, U.S.
Formerly
MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. (1984–1992) · MIPS Technologies, Inc. (1992–2021)
Key people
Sameer Wasson (CEO)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Notable contributors

Products

Licensees

Operating systems

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How MIPS Technologies connects Entity context

The extracted context around MIPS Technologies shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, MIPS Technologies → Actions Semiconductor, Blu-ray Disc, Broadcom, Cavium, Cavium Networks, Cruz, In, Ingenic Semiconductor, Licensees, Linux-ready MIPS64-based XLP, MIPS, MIPS32, OCTEON, Tablets, TCL Corporation, The Sony PlayStation Portable, TVs, Velocity Micro, Within, XLR Another extracted example is MIPS Technologies → As, Capitan, During, During SGI's, Itanium, MIPS, MIPS Technologies Inc, R10000, R12000, R4000, R8000, SGI, The Beast, To. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

MIPS Technologies

Top relations

related to Licensees · 21
MIPS Technologies → Actions Semiconductor, Blu-ray Disc, Broadcom, Cavium, Cavium Networks, Cruz, In, Ingenic Semiconductor, Licensees, Linux-ready MIPS64-based XLP, MIPS, MIPS32, OCTEON, Tablets, TCL Corporation, The Sony PlayStation Portable, TVs, Velocity Micro, Within, XLR
related to Acquisition by SGI · 14
MIPS Technologies → As, Capitan, During, During SGI's, Itanium, MIPS, MIPS Technologies Inc, R10000, R12000, R4000, R8000, SGI, The Beast, To
related to Post-spinoff · 13
MIPS Technologies → Altera, At, Cavium Networks, CEO, In, John Hennessy, MIPS, On August, Prior, Sandeep Vij, Stanford University, Vij, Xilinx
related to Products · 5
MIPS Technologies → Before, Imagination Technologies, MIPS, MIPS-based, The
Parent · 4
MIPS Technologies → GlobalFoundries (2025–), Imagination Technologies (2013–2017), Silicon Graphics (1992–1998), Wave Computing (2018–2021)
Formerly · 2
MIPS Technologies → MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. (1984–1992), MIPS Technologies, Inc. (1992–2021)
Founders · 2
MIPS Technologies → Chris Rowen, John L. Hennessy
Founded · 1
MIPS Technologies → 1984; 42 years ago (1984)
Headquarters · 1
MIPS Technologies → San Jose, California, U.S.
Industry · 1
MIPS Technologies → RISC microprocessors

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mips company architecture technologies processor cores sgi systems processors inc risc-v designs design announced risc imagination graphics products include based

MIPS Technologies relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 81 structured relationships around MIPS Technologies. Examples in this analysis include MIPS Technologies → Formerly → MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. (1984–1992) and MIPS Technologies → Formerly → MIPS Technologies, Inc. (1992–2021). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MIPS TechnologiesFormerlyMIPS Computer Systems, Inc. (1984–1992)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesFormerlyMIPS Technologies, Inc. (1992–2021)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesFounded1984; 42 years ago (1984)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesFoundersJohn L. Hennessy1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesFoundersChris Rowen1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesHeadquartersSan Jose, California, U.S.1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesIndustryRISC microprocessors1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesKey peopleSameer Wasson (CEO)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesNumber of employeesup to 50 (according to LinkedIn in May 2018), previously 146 (September 2010)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesParentSilicon Graphics (1992–1998)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesParentImagination Technologies (2013–2017)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesParentWave Computing (2018–2021)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesParentGlobalFoundries (2025–)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesProductsSemiconductor intellectual property1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesTraded asNasdaq: MIPS (1998–2013)1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesTypePrivate1.00infobox
MIPS TechnologiesWebsitemips.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around MIPS Technologies bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Architecture, Processor and Cores. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • MIPS Technologies
    • Architecture
    • Processor
    • Cores
    • Company
    • Technologies
    • Wave
    • Systems
    • Sgi
    • Announced
    • Include
    • Processors
    • Inc
  • mips technologies
    • Architecture
    • Processor
    • Cores
    • Company
    • Technologies
    • Wave
    • Systems
    • Sgi
    • Business
    • Announced
    • Include
    • Processors
  • fabless semiconductor design company
    • Risc
    • Technologies
    • Imagination
    • Sgi
    • Graphics
    • Based
    • Company
    • Cpu
    • Design
    • Mips
    • Computer
    • Inc
  • mips architecture
    • Architecture
    • Mips
    • Processor
    • Cores
    • Company
    • Based
    • Designs
    • Technologies
    • Systems
    • Sgi
    • Announced
    • Include
  • mips
    • Architecture
    • Processor
    • Cores
    • Company
    • Technologies
    • Systems
    • Sgi
    • Announced
    • Include
    • Processors
    • Inc
    • Risc-v
  • computer consoles inc.
    • Systems
    • Inc
    • Technologies
    • Products
    • New
    • Risc
    • Companies
    • Cpu
    • Operating
    • Graphics
    • John
    • Imagination
  • prime computer
    • Systems
    • Inc
    • Products
    • New
    • Risc
    • Technologies
    • Companies
    • Cpu
    • Graphics
    • John
    • Company
    • Sgi
  • mips magnum
    • Architecture
    • Processor
    • Cores
    • Company
    • Technologies
    • Systems
    • Sgi
    • Announced
    • Include
    • Processors
    • Inc
    • Risc-v

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For MIPS Technologies, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects MIPS Technologies with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
MIPS TechnologiesHistory · splits 69 ⟂ 37
MIPS TechnologiesOperating systems · splits 79 ⟂ 27
MIPS TechnologiesOverview · splits 90 ⟂ 16
MIPS TechnologiesLicensees · splits 93 ⟂ 13
MIPS TechnologiesNotable contributors · splits 98 ⟂ 8
MIPS TechnologiesProducts · splits 102 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

MIPS Technologies

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples81
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around MIPS Technologies to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — MIPS Technologies · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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