Imagination Tech (OTCPK:IGNMF) will now be paying MIPS (MIPS +1.2%) $80M to buy what will remain...

Imagination Tech (OTCPK:IGNMF) will now be paying MIPS (MIPS +1.2%) $80M to buy what will remain of it (i.e. its CPU core business) following a patent sale. Imagination's new offer trumps a $75M bid from CEVA (CEVA -0.3%), which in turn was above Imagination's original $60M offer. ARM (NASDAQ:ARMH) would probably prefer that CEVA acquire what passes for its largest CPU core rival, rather than GPU core leader Imagination. MIPS' total proceeds from the two sales now stand at $7.64/share. (PR)