New MIPS CEO Sameer Wasson to Drive Company's RISC-V Market Penetration and Innovation
Former TI Executive to Lead MIPS Plans for Growth and Expansion
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 -- MIPS, a leading developer of high- performance RISC-V compute IP, has announced embedded systems industry veteran Sameer Wasson as the company's new CEO.
Before joining MIPS, Wasson spent 18 years at Texas Instruments (TI), most recently as Vice President, Business Unit (BU) Manager, Processors, where he was responsible for the company's Processor businesses. In that role, Wasson re-established TI as a mainstream microprocessor (MPU) and microcontroller (MCU) supplier for high growth automotive and industrial markets, and established the company's footprint in embedded AI, software defined vehicles, and electrification.
As the new CEO of MIPS, Wasson will further accelerate the company's leadership in the High-Performance RISC-V market as it continues to expand its footprint in Automotive and Enterprise markets.
"With Sameer at the helm, we are excited to continue to enable customers to create innovative and transformative RISC-V designs," said Desi Banatao, Chairman of the MIPS Board of Directors. "Sameer spent more than a decade leading large businesses and engineering organizations within TI, with a proven track record of delivering long-term sustainable growth. We are confident in his ability to drive growth and deliver exceptional value to MIPS customers and partners."
"As computing requirements become more complex, companies of all sizes are looking for alternatives to meet the challenging needs of AI, machine learning and high-performance domain specific accelerated compute," Wasson said. "MIPS has been on a strong trajectory to address these challenges with its new RISC-V compute IP, and it is a privilege to lead this dynamic and agile organization into its next phase of growth."
MIPS CEO Sameer Wasson
RISC-V, which has experienced significant momentum in the last year, is an open-source instruction set architecture used to develop processors for a wide variety of applications, from embedded designs to cloud servers, and automotive applications like infotainment, connectivity, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving.
MIPS, which has worked with industry heavyweights such as Siemens, has been accelerating RISC-V innovation for a new era of heterogeneous computing, especially as chipmakers search for more flexible, scalable and faster-time-to-market solutions. Earlier this year, MIPS took top honors for its eVocore (™) P8700 Multiprocessor system, the industry's most scalable RISC-V CPU IP solution.
About MIPS
MIPS is a leading developer of high-performance RISC-V compute IP for high-end automotive, computing and communications applications. With its deep engineering expertise built over 35 years and billions of MIPS-based chips shipped to date, today the company is accelerating RISC-V innovation for a new era of compute. The company's proven solutions are uniquely configurable, enabling semiconductor companies to hit exacting performance and
power requirements and differentiate their devices. Visit: www.mips.com.
|
Related News
- CEO interview: MIPS' Sameer Wasson on a RISC-V reboot
- CEO Interview: Sameer Wasson of MIPS -- "Have a Steady Hand, Don't be Distracted"
- MIPS Releases P8700, Industry's First High-Performance AI-Enabled RISC-V Automotive CPU for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles
- SiFive and Arkmicro Accelerate RISC-V Adoption in Automotive Electronics with SiFive's Automotive IP for the High-end SoC Market
- Sophgo Licenses SiFive RISC-V Processor Cores to Drive High-Performance AI Computing Innovation
Breaking News
- Ubitium Debuts First Universal RISC-V Processor to Enable AI at No Additional Cost, as It Raises $3.7M
- TSMC drives A16, 3D process technology
- Frontgrade Gaisler Unveils GR716B, a New Standard in Space-Grade Microcontrollers
- Blueshift Memory launches BlueFive processor, accelerating computation by up to 50 times and saving up to 65% energy
- Eliyan Ports Industry's Highest Performing PHY to Samsung Foundry SF4X Process Node, Achieving up to 40 Gbps Bandwidth at Unprecedented Power Levels with UCIe-Compliant Chiplet Interconnect Technology
Most Popular
- Cadence Unveils Arm-Based System Chiplet
- CXL Fabless Startup Panmnesia Secures Over $60M in Series A Funding, Aiming to Lead the CXL Switch Silicon Chip and CXL IP
- Esperanto Technologies and NEC Cooperate on Initiative to Advance Next Generation RISC-V Chips and Software Solutions for HPC
- Eliyan Ports Industry's Highest Performing PHY to Samsung Foundry SF4X Process Node, Achieving up to 40 Gbps Bandwidth at Unprecedented Power Levels with UCIe-Compliant Chiplet Interconnect Technology
- Arteris Selected by GigaDevice for Development in Next-Generation Automotive SoC With Enhanced FuSa Standards
E-mail This Article | Printer-Friendly Page |