DocumentCode
901132
Title
Bright Sparc [RISC-based microprocessor]
Author
Dettmer, Roger
Volume
36
Issue
9
fYear
1990
fDate
10/4/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
331
Lastpage
335
Abstract
The Sun 4/200 workstation, launched in 1987, is powered by a new processor design developed by Sun and called the Sparc (scalable processor architecture). In Sparc the architecture is logically organised as three distinct units: an integer unit, a floating-point unit and an optional, implementation-defined coprocessor. Sparc is an example of a RISC (reduced instruction set computer) and the emphasis is on keeping instructions simple and maximising the rate at which they are executed
Keywords
microprocessor chips; reduced instruction set computing; RISC-based microprocessor; Sparc; Sun 4/200 workstation; floating-point unit; implementation-defined coprocessor; integer unit; reduced instruction set computer; scalable processor architecture;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
Filename
216121
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