MIPS-Based(TM) Mobile WiMAX Chip Shipping; Next-Generation
                        Chip in Development

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile World
Congress -- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider
of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business
applications, today announced that Beceem, a leading provider of 4G
Mobile WiMAX chips, licensed its MIPS32(R) 4KEc(R) synthesizable
processor core for next-generation wireless networking products. Beceem
is already leveraging MIPS(R) cores in its industry-leading Mobile
WiMAX chips, and is the 4G market leader, reportedly accounting for
approximately 65% of the total market.

According to market research firm In-Stat, WiMAX chipset revenue will
grow from $127 million in 2009 to $352 million in 2013. In-Stat says
that Mobile WiMAX has all but displaced fixed WiMAX in new deployments,
and that the entire WiMAX ecosystem is spurred on by emerging
applications, such as smart grids and mobile hotspots, with
WiMAX-enabled cellular handsets just around the corner. In-Stat points
to Beceem as one of the leading chipset vendors in the WiMAX market.

"We have led the 4G Mobile WiMAX chip market since the first deployment
in Korea in 2005 and continue to provide the highest performance
products in the industry," said Lars Johnsson, vice president of
marketing and business development for Beceem. "Beceem's chips are the
benchmark for WiMAX devices in terms of performance, functionality and
feature integration, and we are excited to continue to leverage MIPS
Technologies' low-power, high-performance processor cores and ecosystem
to further extend our leadership in the mobile broadband semiconductor
market."

"We are pleased that Beceem, a leading provider of chips for wireless
broadband modem products, is leveraging MIPS cores for its innovative
mobile WiMAX designs," said Art Swift, vice president of marketing,
MIPS Technologies. "MIPS Technologies has a leading position in many
communications and networking markets, including a strong presence in
the WiMAX market. As the world transitions to 4G, MIPS has the
horsepower needed for new requirements, and with Android(TM) on the
MIPS architecture, we have multiple inroads into the mobile market."

The 4KEc core gives MIPS licensees the flexibility to optimize
applications for performance, size or power consumption, important
considerations in WiMAX designs that need real-time performance with
minimal battery usage and silicon area. The 4KEc core can operate up to
a maximum frequency of 617 MHz with an area as small as 0.28 mm2, while
consuming only 0.07 mW/MHz of power in a 65nm process. Licensees of the
4KEc core are broadly supported by a robust software ecosystem of
operating systems, middleware, algorithms and tools for embedded
applications, including wireless networking, where the MIPS
architecture has long been a leader.

About Beceem

Beceem is the leading provider of mobile WiMAX semiconductors with
proven over-the-air data speeds exceeding 30 Mbps. Beceem offers a
number of single chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPEs,
and Beceem's products are WiMAX certified, CLEAR qualified and
validated against the WiMAX base stations from all major OEMs. For more
information about Beceem, please visit www.beceem.com.

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of
the world's most popular products for the home entertainment,
communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These
include 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
Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information,
contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.

MIPS, MIPS32 and 4KEc are trademarks or registered trademarks in the
United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.

(1) In-Stat, WiMAX Chipsets: "e" Is the New Black, January 2010


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