MIPS Technologies appoints John Derrick President and General Manager of Processor Business Group

MIPS Technologies Inc. has appointed industry veteran John Derrick to the newly created position of President and General Manager of the company's Processor Business Group. Derrick will assume overall responsibility for directing and growing the microprocessor and architecture business worldwide, reporting to John Bourgoin, MIPS Technologies' President and CEO.

Following the acquisition of Chipidea in August 2007, MIPS Technologies formed the Processor Business Group alongside the Analog Business Group (formerly Chipidea). Derrick will work closely with Dr. Jose Franca, President and General Manager of the Analog Business Group, to align key technologies and drive MIPS Technologies' business across top emerging digital consumer and home networking markets, where the company already enjoys a commanding presence.

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