 Prior to taking over at MIPS, Vij was an executive at Cavium Networks, Xilinx and Altera.EE Times reported that MIPS had 150 employees as of November 1, 2010.If the August 14, 2008 EDN article was accurate about MIPS having over 500 employees at the time, then MIPS reduced their total workforce by 70% between 2008 and 2010.