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SoC From Russia With MIPS
Chip targets Broadcom, Freescale in gateways
by Rick Merritt - EETimes, May. 27, 2015 –
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A fabless semiconductor vendor in Russia announced its first SoC, the first chip to use the Warrior MIPS cores from Imagination Technologies. The Baikal-T1 from Baikal Electronics targets home WiFi routers and gateways with a sub-5W SoC that packs two MIPS P5600 cores.
Baikal will initially ride a trend in Russia to replacing foreign imports in the wake of European and U.S. sanctions over the conflict in the Ukraine. Long term, it aims to sell the T1 internationally, initially focusing on nearby markets in Asia and Africa.
The company was spun out of Russian supercomputer maker T-Platforms in January 2012, aiming to develop a range of MIPS- and Arm-based SoCs for global markets. However, the Ukraine sanctions created a near-term opportunity.
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