It’s a MAD world
Unsurprisingly, the initial MAD Program targets the development of applications running on the Android platform. A dedicated team of MIPS development engineers will provide compatibility and performance analysis, which will be fed back to the application developer.
In addition, developers can take advantage of a MAD Kit for Android application development. The MAD Kit offers a full toolchain comprised of the Android software development kit (SDK) and QEMU emulator, and includes a native development kit (NDK) (r5b Windows/Linux).
A premium mobile hardware platform will also be available. According to the company, an increasing number of MIPS licensees are developing smart connected products with Android, including several tablets that are already in the market. It wants to encourage developers to build more apps, and support these developers in testing the performance and compatibility of those apps.
MIPS anticipates that developers will optimise their apps across each of the major processor architectures to ensure an optimal user experience on all consumer devices. For more information on the MAD Program and to request a MAD Kit, visit developer.mips.com
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