DocumentCode
1631568
Title
Microprocessor design innovations
Author
Giuma, T.A. ; Warden, Sean C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
fYear
1994
Firstpage
502
Lastpage
507
Abstract
This paper reviews new innovations in microprocessor design. Transistor technologies, clock speed, execution throughput, and other innovations such as parallel processing are discussed. The utilization of superscalar pipelines, powerful on-chip floating point units, and enhanced internal caches are illustrated from new design approaches in three next-generation processors: the Intel Pentium, the DEC 21064 "Alpha", and the Motorola MPC 601 "PowerPC".
Keywords
cache storage; floating point arithmetic; microprocessor chips; parallel processing; pipeline processing; DEC 21064 Alpha; Intel Pentium; Motorola MPC 601 PowerPC; clock speed; design innovations; execution throughput; internal caches; microprocessor design; onchip floating point units; parallel processing; superscalar pipelines; transistor technologies; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Fabrication; Microprocessors; Pins; Pipeline processing; Technological innovation; Temperature; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Southcon/94. Conference Record
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9988-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SOUTHC.1994.498155
Filename
498155
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