# R12000

> MIPS microprocessor

**Wikidata**: [Q65951697](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65951697)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/r12000

## Summary
The R12000 is a MIPS microprocessor developed by MIPS Technologies and manufactured by NEC and Toshiba. It is an integrated circuit model based on the MIPS architecture instruction set.

## Key Facts
- **Developer:** MIPS Technologies
- **Instance of:** Integrated circuit model
- **Subclass of:** Microprocessor
- **Manufacturers:** NEC, Toshiba
- **Instruction set:** MIPS architecture
- **Sitelink count:** 1
- **Wikipedia languages:** Spanish (es)
- **Wikidata description:** MIPS microprocessor

## FAQs
### Q: What is the R12000?
A: The R12000 is a MIPS microprocessor, meaning it's a computer processor on an integrated-circuit chip designed using the MIPS architecture instruction set.

### Q: Who manufactured the R12000?
A: The R12000 was manufactured by the Japanese technology corporations NEC and Toshiba.

### Q: What is the R12000 based on?
A: The R12000 is based on the MIPS architecture instruction set.

## Why It Matters
The R12000 represents a specific implementation within the MIPS microprocessor family, developed by MIPS Technologies and brought to market through major Japanese electronics manufacturers NEC and Toshiba. Its significance lies in its role as part of the broader MIPS architecture ecosystem, which was influential in computing history. The involvement of NEC and Toshiba highlights the collaboration between specialized microprocessor designers and established semiconductor fabrication powerhouses, a common pattern in the industry for producing specific processor models. While detailed performance data isn't provided, its existence underscores the diversity of MIPS-based processors available.

## Notable For
- Being a MIPS architecture microprocessor developed by MIPS Technologies.
- Manufactured by the prominent Japanese corporations NEC and Toshiba.
- Classified as an integrated circuit model and a subclass of microprocessor.
- Having a presence in the Spanish-language Wikipedia.

## Body
### Basic Classification
- The R12000 is an instance of an integrated circuit model.
- It is a subclass of microprocessor.
- Its developer is MIPS Technologies.
- Its instruction set is MIPS architecture.

### Manufacturing
- The R12000 was manufactured by NEC.
- The R12000 was manufactured by Toshiba.
- NEC is a Japanese technology corporation founded in 1899, headquartered in Tokyo.
- Toshiba is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation founded in 1875, headquartered in Minato.

### Documentation
- The entity has a sitelink count of 1, indicating limited direct documentation.
- It is documented in the Spanish language Wikipedia.
- Its Wikidata description is "MIPS microprocessor".