A 160000 transistor GaAs microprocessor

Author

Upton, M. ; Huff, T. ; Sherhart, P. ; Barker, P. ; McVay, R. ; Stanley, T. ; Brown, R. ; Lomax, R. ; Mudge, T. ; Sakallah, K.

Author_Institution

Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

92

Lastpage

93

Abstract

Describes a single-chip GaAs microprocessor that includes a Ling-adder-based ALU (arithmetic and logic unit), a 32-bit shifter, a 32-word register file, a 4-word write buffer, a 32-word on-chip instruction cache, support for 2 levels of off-chip instruction and data caches, and an asynchronous system interface. It uses direct-coupled FET logic and integrates 160000 transistors on a 13.9-mm*7.8-mm die. When operating from a 2-V supply, the chip typically dissipates 24 W. Portions of the chip operate at 200 MHz. Full functionality is verified at 100 MHz.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; adders; buffer storage; direct coupled FET logic; field effect integrated circuits; microprocessor chips; 100 MHz; 2 V; 200 MHz; 24 W; GaAs; Ling-adder-based ALU; asynchronous system interface; data caches; direct-coupled FET logic; functionality; off-chip instruction; on-chip instruction cache; register file; single-chip GaAs microprocessor; write buffer; Aluminum; Circuits; Clocks; Delay; Gallium arsenide; Latches; MESFETs; Microprocessors; Registers; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1993. Digest of Technical Papers. 40th ISSCC., 1993 IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0987-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSCC.1993.280070

Filename

280070