MIPS CPU architecture fully supported by Google’s Brillo OS

4th November 2015

Jordan Mulcare

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Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that the MIPS CPU architecture is one of the key CPU architectures supported by Google’s recent Brillo OS designed specifically for IoT applications. Brillo, a free, open embedded OS based on Android, is designed to connect IoT devices in a seamless and intuitive way. As MIPS is one of the three CPU architectures officially supported in Android, Brillo on MIPS is a natural evolution.

MIPS CPUs are already used in a wide range of IoT devices spanning consumer, industrial, automotive and beyond. With its extremely efficient, clean design and multi-domain OmniShield technology, MIPS CPUs are suitable for these applications.

As part of the Brillo programme, the forthcoming Creator Ci41 board from Imagination has been selected by Google as a starter platform for Brillo developers. The Ci41 is a variant of the soon-to-be-released Creator Ci40 board optimised for Brillo support. Starter boards such as the Ci41 are the gold standard for getting started with Brillo development and will include the reference implementation of Brillo.

Says Jim Nicholas, Vice President of MIPS business operations, Imagination: “This development is yet another step in the ongoing momentum of the MIPS architecture. We work closely with partners such as Google to ensure that MIPS-based devices support all of the latest industry standard operating systems. As we enter the IoT era, operating systems like Brillo, which is designed for devices with smaller computing and memory footprints, will be key.”