The TMS34010: an embedded microprocessor

Author

Guttag, K.M. ; Albers, Thomas M. ; Asal, Michael D. ; Rose, Kevin G.

Author_Institution

Texas Instrum., Houston, TX, USA

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

52

Abstract

The authors discuss the TMS34010, a high-performance 32-bit microprocessor with special instructions and hardware for handling the bit-field data and address manipulations often associated with computer graphics. They give a history of embedded microprocessors and examine the wide range of processors and applications covered by that term. They provide an overview of the internal architecture of the TMS34010 and discuss the choice of feature set in its design. Although it is aimed at graphics systems, the processor´s large address reach, bit-field processing, and DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) interface make it suitable for many other embedded processing applications.<>

Keywords

microprocessor chips; random-access storage; 32 bit; 32-bit; DRAM; TMS34010; address manipulations; bit-field data; computer graphics; dynamic random-access memory; embedded microprocessor; internal architecture; Application software; Calculators; Centralized control; Computer graphics; Costs; Displays; Hardware; Instruments; Microprocessors; Random access memory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Micro, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1732

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/40.539

Filename

539