The PowerPC e700 or NG-64 (Next Generation 64-bit) were the codenames of
Freescale's first
64-bit
In computer architecture, 64-bit Integer (computer science), integers, memory addresses, or other Data (computing), data units are those that are 64 bits wide. Also, 64-bit central processing unit, CPUs and arithmetic logic unit, ALUs are those ...
embedded RISC
In computer engineering, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set comput ...
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processor cores.
In 2004 Freescale announced a new high performance core. Not much was known about it. It would be a multi core, multithreaded design using CoreNet technology, shared with the
e500mc core. It would be a three issue core with
double precision FPU FPU may stand for:
Universities
* Florida Polytechnic University, in Lakeland, Florida, United States
* Franklin Pierce University, in New Hampshire, United States
* Fresno Pacific University, in California, United States
* Fukui Prefectural Univ ...
. Roadmaps showed a target frequency of 3+ GHz, manufactured on a
32 nm
The 32 nm node is the step following the 45 nm process in CMOS (MOSFET) semiconductor device fabrication. "32-nanometre" refers to the average half-pitch (i.e., half the distance between identical features) of a memory cell (computing), memory cel ...
process and that the chips would be named on a MPC87xx scheme.
Freescale released a core with similar specifications in June 2010 called the
e5500.
What’s Up with 64-bit Embedded Computing?
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See also
* PowerPC e5500
The PowerPC e5500 is a 64-bit Power ISA-based microprocessor core from Freescale Semiconductor. The core implements most of the core of the Power ISA v.2.06 with hypervisor support, but not AltiVec. It has a four issue, seven-stage out-of-order ...
* PowerPC e500
* Motorola G5 project The Motorola G5 project was an unsuccessful attempt around 2000-2001 to create a 64-bit PowerPC processor, as a successor to Motorola's PowerPC G4, PowerPC 7400 series. On roadmaps from the era it was designated PowerPC 7500.
It has been suggested ...
(Motorola's defunct 64-bit PowerPC project)
External links
Multi-Core Design: Key Challenges and Opportunities – Power.org
Freescale Semiconductor reveals PowerPC core roadmap and scalable system-on-chip platforms – Motorola.com
Freescale to detail dual-core PowerPC G4 – The Register.com
MPC5121e: Automotive-Qualified Multi-Core Microprocessor for Telematics and Beyond - Power.org
Power Architecture™ Technology Primer - Freescale.com
References
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