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An [Acronym] for __M__icroprocessor without __I__nterlocked __P__ipeline __S__tages. |
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A simple [RISC] [CPU] design geared for [Compiler] friendliness. Its instruction set is very simple and easy to learn and was used for many years as a teaching architecture for the Computer Systems course at WaikatoUniversity before being replaced with a full custom design. |
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It was the result of a StanfordUniversity project that became a commercial product, best known as the heart of many [Silicon Graphics|SGI] machines as well the original [Sony] ~PlayStation. The design is now owned by [MIPS Technologies | http://www.mips.com], a wholly-owned subsidiary of [SGI] since 1992 that operates as an independent unit and make almost all of their money licensing processor core designs to other manufacturers who embed them into their own products. |
