What is "mips"
Around 1980 it was developed by David Patterson and Carlo Séquin at Berkeley, and later Stanford researcher John Hennessy was the first functional chip containing the architecture RISC. It had a few versions before establishing itself in the market. The first 64-bit microprocessor using MIPS technology came to market in 1991. It is widely used in academia, because it is a didactic processor to teach how to work and at the same time with many practical functionalities. And also because its creators have written a book of Architecture and Computer Organization based on the same.
MIPS processors are used in applications such as:
- Computers from Silicon Graphics
- many embedded systems
- Devices with Windows CE
- Routers from Cisco
- Video games like Nintendo 64 and Playstation.
Book: Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface By David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy