UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) October
5, 2007
MIPS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
|
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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000-24487
(Commission
File Number)
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77-0322161
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1225
Charleston Road
Mountain
View, CA 94043
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
(650)
567-5000
(Registrant's
telephone number including area
code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On October
5, 2007, MIPS Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
conference call date and preliminary revenue results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.01
Press Release, dated October 5, 2007, entitled “MIPS
Technologies Announces Q1 Fiscal 2008 Conference Call Date and Preliminary
Fiscal First Quarter Revenue Results.”
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: October
5, 2007
MIPS
TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/
MERVIN S. KATO
Mervin
S.
Kato
Chief
Financial
Officer and Treasurer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99
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.01
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Press
Release, dated October 5, 2007, entitled "MIPS
Technologies Announces Q1 Fiscal 2008 Conference Call Date and
Preliminary Fiscal First Quarter Revenue Results."
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Media
Contact:
Jodi
Guilbault
MIPS
Technologies, Inc.
+1
650 567-5035
jodi@mips.com
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Investor
Contact:
Mark
Tyndall
MIPS
Technologies, Inc.
+1
650 567-5100
ir@mips.com
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MIPS
Technologies Announces Q1 Fiscal 2008 Conference Call Date
and
Preliminary Fiscal Quarter Revenue
Results
MOUNTAIN
VIEW, Calif. – October 5, 2007 – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and
cores
for digital consumer, networking, personal entertainment, communications
and
business applications, today announced the company will report consolidated
financial results on November 8, 2007 for the quarter ending September 30,
2007. First quarter results will include results from Chipidea
following the completion of the acquisition on August 27, 2007. The
company also announced that it expects to report revenues for the MIPS processor
business approximately 6% below the guidance range given in the last earnings
call—which will be offset in part by a record month of September for Chipidea
revenues based on their historical reporting standards. The company is in
the
process of evaluating the extent to which recognition of post-acquisition
revenue will be affected by the application of purchasing accounting rules
on
such revenue under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
No
previous guidance had been given for Chipidea revenues.
“MIPS
Technologies generated its second best revenue numbers for a first fiscal
quarter in its history, but it was below our guidance,” said John Bourgoin,
president and CEO of MIPS Technologies. “Our new analog group,
Chipidea, delivered results above expectations in what was also a record
bookings quarter for their business. We believe that business
conditions remain firm, and we expect our processor revenues will increase
in
the December quarter over the prior quarter.”
All
statements relating to the company’s first quarter financial performance
contained in this release are preliminary and may change based on the company’s
management and independent auditors completion of customary quarterly closing
and review procedures.
MIPS
Technologies will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal
2008
on November 8, 2007 in a live conference call after the close of the
market. The company invites you to listen to management’s discussion
of Q1 results and Q2 guidance in a live conference call on November 8, 2007
beginning at 1:45 p.m. Pacific time. The conference call number is
1-203-844-7000 and the replay number is 1-203-369-1303 which will be available
for seven days, following the conference call. The access code for
both numbers is MIPS. An audio replay of the conference will be
posted on the company’s website (www.mips.com) soon
thereafter.
About
MIPS Technologies
MIPS
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard
processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, networking, personal
entertainment, communications and business applications. The company drives
the
broadest architectural alliance that delivers 32- and 64-bit embedded RISC
solutions to the embedded market, and in combination with its licensees,
offers
the widest range of robust, scalable processors in standard, custom, semi-custom
and application-specific products worldwide. MIPS Technologies
currently owns more than 400 patent properties (patents and applications)
worldwide and licenses its intellectual property to today’s leading
semiconductor companies, ASIC developers and system OEMs.
Today,
MIPS-Based™ designs are integrated in millions of products around the world,
including broadband devices from Linksys, digital cameras from Canon, DTVs
and
entertainment systems from Sony, DVD Recordable devices from Pioneer, digital
set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco and laser printers
from
Hewlett- Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is based in Mountain
View,
California, with offices worldwide. For more information, please contact
(650)
567-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements; such statements are indicated
by forward looking language such as “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “will”,
and other words or phrases contemplating future activities including statements
regarding MIPS Technologies’ expectations regarding customers’ use of MIPS’
products. These forward looking statements include MIPS’ expectation
regarding license revenue from the processor business for the second quarter
of
fiscal 2008. Actual events or results may differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
different risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the fact that
there can be no assurance that our products will achieve market acceptance,
difficulties that may be encountered in the integration of the Chipidea
business, changes in our research and development expenses, the
anticipated benefits of our partnering relationships may be more difficult
to
achieve than expected, the timing of or delays in customer orders, delays in
the
design process, the length of MIPS Technologies’ sales cycle, MIPS Technologies’
ability to develop, introduce and market new products and product enhancements,
and the level of demand for semiconductors and end-user products that
incorporate semiconductors. For a further discussion of risk factors affecting
our business, we refer you to the risk factors section in the documents we
file
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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