RMI Corporation
| Raza Microelectronics, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Private company |
| founding | 2002 |
| Seat | Cupertino , California , USA |
| management | Atiq Raza |
| Number of employees | approx. 150 ( 2007 ) |
| Branch | Semiconductor industry |
| Website | www.rmicorp.com |
Raza Microelectronics (short: RMI) is a privately held company that develops processors . The company was founded in 2002 by Atiq Raza , founder of NexGen and former COO of AMD , and is headquartered in Cupertino , California . In December 2007, the company name was changed from Raza Microelectronics to RMI Corporation . In 2008, RMI merged was merged with NetLogic Microsystems, and the resulting company was acquired by Broadcom in 2012 .
Partnership with AMD
On June 13, 2006, RMI and AMD entered into a strategic partnership that includes the transfer of the Alchemy processor family from AMD to RMI. Accordingly, RMI will be responsible for the further development of the Alchemy family in the future, while AMD will continue to sell the processors under its own name.
Products
- Alchemy : MIPS32 Compatible Processors
- Orion: processors for SONET / SDH applications
- Pegasus: Processors for SONET / SDH applications
- XL: MIPS64 Compatible Thread Processors
- XLR: MIPS64 compatible thread processors
Individual evidence
- ↑ AMD sells the Alchemy processor division (heise.de) . June 13, 2006.