Is MIPS dying?

[Joseph F]

Outside of routers and switches, I don't think I've seen a MIPS CPU in a long time.
Do you guys think they will all eventually be replaced with ARM CPUs?

 

[Blades]

It was just recently that Android picked up support for MIPS procs.. So.. I guess give it some time.. I'm interested in how they perform clock for clock against ARM procs..

 

[Cogman]

No, it is not dying, you are just not seeing it directly in consumer facing products.

You can purchase 100 MIPS processors for $0.67 a piece. This means you will find these things in refrigerators, microwaves, cars, and pretty much any place that could use a little bit of logic.

ARM processors are slightly more expensive.

 

[Joseph F]

No, it is not dying, you are just not seeing it directly in consumer facing products.

You can purchase 100 MIPS processors for $0.67 a piece. This means you will find these things in refrigerators, microwaves, cars, and pretty much any place that could use a little bit of logic.

ARM processors are slightly more expensive.

Could you point me towards one of these $0.67 microprocessors?
The cheapest ones I've seen on Digi-Key are around $3.

 

[alyarb]

Those are probably similar but the price tends to go up as your volume decreases.

 

[ViRGE]

MIPS has been on a decline for a while. I don't think they'll end up dead any time soon, but they're no longer the major firm they once were.

 

[dma0991]

I'm pretty sure MIPS is gaining momentum in the tablet market.

 

[Arachnotronic]

MIPS is putting themselves up for sale, btw.

 

[Cogman]

Could you point me towards one of these $0.67 microprocessors?
The cheapest ones I've seen on Digi-Key are around $3.

http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=MIPS&Ns=Pricing|0&FS=True

*Edit* Woops, my mistake, that is a PIC processor... Looks like the MIPS are more expensive.

 

[lamedude]

AFAIK STBs use MIPS, and PS2s and PSPs are still being sold.