The 4KE Pro cores feature the
CorExtend(TM) capability, enabling designers to add user-defined instructions.

53 DMIPS/MHz performance in a
synthesizable, 32-bit processor., and can be reached at
650-567-5000 or http://www.

About ITE Technology, Inc. PSP is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.S. in the United States and
other countries. With respect to Virage Logic, we refer you to
the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
September 30, 2004, and in Virage Logic 's other periodic reports filed with
the SEC.

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mips.13G process, the companies have produced a tape -out ready design for a
333 MHz processor in 3. "Virage
Logic's memories and standard cells are the smallest, highest performance,
lowest power available.7 mm2 5.0
compilation CaffeineMarks/MHz Not specified
Java Performance,
Direct 2,664
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The combination tested was a MIPS32 24Kc core with 16K instruction and 16K
data caches, Virage Logic ASAP Memory HD memory and ASAP Logic HD cells
compared to an ARM1136J-S, using the performance characteristics posted on
ARM's web site as of 1/18/05. Designers have the flexibility to optimize for speed,
area or power. MIPS16e (TM) code compression technology reduces memory
requirements, providing significant additional savings in overall system cost. Headquartered in
Fremont, California, Virage Logic has R+D, sales and support offices
worldwide.

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ite.3 trillion global
electronics market, with portable consumer and communication products making
up a growing part of that. Those interested in learning more about the seminar
program should visit Virage Logic's web site at http://www.mips.

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com. Publicly
announced licensees include Atheros, Kawasaki Microelectonics, LSI Logic,
Micronas, PMC-Sierra, Realtek, Scientific Atlanta and TZero.

About Virage Logic's ASAP Logic and ASAP Memory Products
The ASAP Logic product line, based on Virage Logic's proprietary and
patented routing methodology and cell architecture , contains
application-optimized libraries targeted to unique market requirements.mips.

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ITE is a professional fabless IC design house headquartered in Science
Industrial Park, Hsinchu, with a sales office in Taipei.

TSMC 0.13G MIPS32 24Kc ARM1136 Core 24Kc core
Process, both Core with Libraries and compared to
cores with 16KB Virage Logic memories not ARM1136
I-cache and 16KB ASAP Logic HD specified
D-cache Cells and ASAP
Memory HD
Memories

Speed (Worst Case) 333 MHz 333 MHz Same
Performance
efficiency 1.
The MIPS32 24K cores have been licensed to fourteen companies.

NOTE: MIPS, MIPS-Based, MIPS32, 24K, 24Kc and 24Kf are trademarks or
registered trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc.

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In the PC -related field, ITE has been well recognized as a leading global
supplier of a complete range of I /O chips. The company licenses its
intellectual property to semiconductor companies, ASIC developers and system
OEMs. ITE develops a variety of Intellectual Properties of
all types for advanced ICs, and has developed diverse expertise in the areas
of system S/W, H/W, and highly integrated technology; moreover, ITE works with
leading corporations worldwide in strategic partnerships to expedite the
development of new products. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
It also offers, in the 24Kf core, an integrated, high-performance IEEE
754-compliant floating point unit, which has a certified EEMBC Basic
floating-point score of more than 1300 Iterations/MHz . For further information, please visit http://www.com and
http://www.

About Virage Logic
Founded in 1996, Virage Logic Corporation quickly established itself as a
technology and market leader in providing advanced embedded memory
intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits.

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MIPS Technologies and ITE Technology Inc. Announce Agreement to License MIPS32 (R) 4KE(TM) Pro Core Family

The MIPS32 4KE family of cores offers an ideal solution for the
development of high-performance, low power-consumption and highly-integrated
chipsets for customer -end applications. The 4KE Pro
cores are synthesizable, enabling easy integration into SoC designs . The results include all logic, including memory
management, cache control and debug on TSMC's 0 . is a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business
applications.

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, (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and
business applications, today announced that ITE Technology, Inc. In recent years, the company has
expanded into new markets and developed new product lines. is a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business
applications. MIPS Technologies and its licensees offer the widest range of robust,
scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific
products. Virage Logic's highly differentiated product
portfolio provides foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and
fabless customers with key competitive advantages including higher
performance, lower power, higher density and optimized yield.

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For more information, please visit
http://www. MIPS32 (R) 24Kc(TM) Core Plus Virage Logic Memories and Standard Cells Enable
High-Speed SoC Designs for Portable Consumer and Communication Devices

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.

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"After careful
evaluation , we decided to adopt the MIPS architecture because of the
high-performance, low-power and small footprint delivered by the 4KEm and 4KEp
Pro cores," said Vincent Hu, Chairman of ITE.tw.

MIPS Technologies and Virage Logic Announce Lowest Cost Lowest Power Highest Performance 333 MHz Embedded Processor

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"We're very pleased with the impressive results of this collaborative
effort," said Adam Kablanian, Virage Logic's president and chief executive
officer. OEMs shipping MIPS-Based portable consumer applications include
Canon, Casio, Fujifilm, Fujitsu, JVC, Minolta, PENTAX, Philips, Samsung and
Sony.6 mm2 34% smaller
Power 0. The company is based in Mountain View, Calif. For more information, visit http://www. With respect to MIPS Technologies, we refer you to the
documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004 and
subsequent Forms 10-Q and 8-K .

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and TAIPEI, Taiwan,
MIPS Technologies, Inc. The combination of
the MIPS32(R) 24Kc(TM) core's high performance and low power with Virage
Logic's small footprint standard cell logic and memory IP results in an
excellent choice for portable consumer and communication devices. The fully-routed
24Kc core with Virage Logic libraries and memories delivers 2,664
CaffeineMarks at 333 MHz. With this combined technical advantage, designers
benefit from the high performance while minimizing power consumption and die
size, extending battery life and reducing manufacturing costs. Many factors could
cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in such
forward-looking statements , including but not limited to: our products may
fail to achieve market acceptance, changes in our research and development
expenses, the anticipated benefits of our partnering relationships may be more
difficult to achieve than expected, the timing of or delays in customer
orders, delays in the design process, the length of MIPS Technologies' and
Virage Logic's sales cycles, MIPS Technologies ' and Virage Logic's ability to
develop, introduce and market new products and product enhancements , and the
level of demand for semiconductors and end-user products that incorporate
semiconductors .

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The 4KE Pro family adds the CorExtend
capability to its highly flexible feature set that enables designers to
increase performance while reducing die size and power consumption and,
ultimately , total system cost. The
ASAP Logic Standard Cell Libraries are optimized for area, speed, and power
and provide up to a 30 percent increase in utilization when compared to
conventional standard cell libraries.

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"We are excited at the prospect of
working with ITE to solidify our leadership role in the design of
market-leading portable digital multimedia devices. ITE is recognized as
a leading global supplier of I/O chips and conducts business with leading PC
manufacturers worldwide. The combination of MIPS cores and Virage Logic IP
enables engineers to greatly reduce development and system costs , power
consumption, design uncertainty, and time-to-market. In addition, the 24K core family offers the highest known Java
performance in the SOC industry, or 5000 Embedded CaffeineMark 3.
Virage Logic has evolved to become a global leader in semiconductor IP
platforms comprising embedded memories , standard cells, and I/Os primarily for
the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and
computer and graphics markets. All
other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.

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For example, the MIPS16e(TM) architecture
reduces code-space requirements by as much as 40 percent, and extensive clock
gating reduces power consumption without reducing performance .

About MIPS Technologies
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRL), a leading provider of
semiconductor intellectual property (IP) platforms, today announced that they
have produced a fully-routed design that they believe provides the lowest
cost, lowest power processor available today at 333 MHz..0 at 625 MHz.viragelogic., Asia/Pacific and Europe beginning January 19, 2005, in
Santa Clara, California. The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is
delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995:
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those
regarding the ability of MIPS Technologies and Virage Logic to complete the
development and introduction of their products and their management of
expenses.

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4KEm(TM) Pro and 4KEp (TM) Pro Cores Help ITE to Develop
Portable Digital Multimedia Products

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Java performance results are
based upon direct compilation using an Esmertec FastDAC direct Java compiler
for the MIPS32 24Kc core.
Development support provided with the cores includes tailored SOC design
methodologies from Cadence, Magma and Synopsys, and an OCP interconnect
structure. The company's
comprehensive quality efforts are validated in its FirstPass-Silicon
Characterization Lab which is designed to help ensure high quality, reliable
IP across a wide range of foundries and process technologies.

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All
other trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.

, MIPS Technologies, Inc.13G process; core area with
cache includes the core, a 16KB instruction cache and 16KB data cache and all
necessary RAM.

Availability
The MIPS32 24Kc core and Virage Logic ASAP Logic High-Density (HD)
libraries and ASAP Memory HD memories are available today from their
respective companies.com.
MIPS Technologies will be presenting more on the results of the MIPS32
24Kc core's high performance and low power with Virage Logic's IP in Virage
Logic's extensive series of technical seminars which are being delivered
throughout the U. ASAP Logic and ASAP Memory are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Virage Logic, Inc.

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This agreement further extends MIPS Technologies' reach into a
rapidly expanding PMP market, which includes the MIPS-Based(TM) Sony PSP(TM)
(PlayStation(R) Portable). The company is based in Mountain View, Calif.
Portable consumer applications-for which this combination is particularly well
suited-will increasingly rely on Java-based applications. They come out ahead in
the three areas that matter most -- price, performance and power -- and that
provides a key competitive advantage .com. The company licenses its
intellectual property to semiconductor companies, ASIC developers and system
OEMs.

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NOTE: MIPS, MIPS16e, MIPS32, 4KE, 4KEp, 4KEm and CorExtend are trademarks
or registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS
Technologies, Inc."
The MIPS architecture has key design wins in a range of portable consumer
applications.2 DMIPS /MHz 20% higher
Performance 480 DMIPS 400 DMIPS 20% higher
Area 3.13G process the cores exceed 400 MHz,
and in the high-performance 0. Actual events or results may differ materially.

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The company drives the broadest architectural alliance that is
delivering 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC solutions.
Using a MIPS32 24Kc core plus Virage Logic's Area, Speed and Power (ASAP)
Logic(TM) High-Density (HD) libraries and ASAP Memory(TM) HD memories in a
TSMC 0. We think this
is the best value proposition in the market today for portable consumer
applications.

MIPS32 24Kc Core with Virage Logic IP Provides a More Cost-Effective
Solution
Below is a comparison between the MIPS Technologies 24Kc core and the ARM
Holdings ARM1136J-S core.

About the MIPS32 24K Core Family
The 24K core family includes the 24Kc, 24Kc Pro, 24Kf and 24Kf Pro
versions.

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"The MIPS32 24Kc core delivers, we believe, the most outstanding
combination of high performance, low cost, and low power of any core in the
market ," said John Bourgoin, MIPS Technologies' president and CEO. The 24K cores, which are synthesizable, can be targeted by customers
at various process nodes: in TSMC's 0.13 LV-OD low-K process, they will exceed
625 MHz, the highest frequency available today in a 32-bit synthesizable core
for embedded markets. The product line comprises High-Density
(HD) memories optimized for area, High -Speed (HS) memories optimized for
speed, and Ultra-Low-Power (ULP) memories optimized for battery -powered and
hand-held applications.

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The 4KEm and 4KEp Pro
cores will enable ITE to reduce development costs and accelerate
time-to-market.5 mW and delivering 480 Dhrystone
MIPS (DMIPS) performance -a 34% smaller core consuming 37% less power and
delivering 20% higher performance than an ARM 1136J -S running at 333 MHz. "Consumer devices now make up over half of the $1. The ASAP Memory product line provides
the largest selection of silicon-proven embedded memories designed for
testability and manufacturability. Online
registration is now open.

About MIPS Technologies
MIPS Technologies, Inc., and can be reached at
650-567-5000 or http://www.com.

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"With their large writeback
cache memories and user-defined instructions, the 4KEm and 4KEp Pro cores will
enable IC designers to optimize the performance and battery life of portable
digital devices."
"Consumers worldwide have clearly demonstrated their enthusiasm for
digital audio and video entertainment," said Amos Lu, Region Manager of
Greater China for MIPS Technologies. and FREMONT, Calif.viragelogic.

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, one of
Taiwan's leading IC design houses, has licensed the MIPS32(R) 4KEm(TM) Pro and
4KEp(TM) Pro cores , to develop next-generation SoCs for portable digital
multimedia, including MP3, Portable Media Players (PMP), and other audio/video
applications. MIPS Technologies and its licensees offer the widest range of robust,
scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom and application-specific
products ., (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-
standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business
applications, and Virage Logic Corp. The 24Kc core referenced below was implemented from
released RTL using Virage Logic's ASAP Logic HD libraries and ASAP Memory HD
memories and without voltage scaling techniques that can further reduce power
consumption.5 mW /MHz 0. The numbers quoted for both cores represent fully routed
layouts including power-rails and scan insertion.

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The combination of the MIPS architecture's superior
performance and ITE's sophisticated technology results in highly
differentiated products that meet customers' demands for performance, power
and cost."

About the MIPS32 4KE Pro cores
The 4KE Pro family offers a powerful 1.44 DMIPS/MHz 1.8 mW/MHz 37% lower
Total Power 167 mW 266 mW 37% lower
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