Designing, Packaging, and Testing a 300-MHz, 115 W ECL Microprocessor

Authors:
Norman P. Jouppi;Patrick Boyle;John S. Fitch
Affiliations:
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Venue:
IEEE Micro
Year:
1994

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Abstract

A custom microprocessor implemented with 1-/spl mu/m bipolar technology operates at 300 MHz and dissipates 115 W. By using full-custom ECL technology, we achieved clock rates three to six times faster than 1-/spl mu/m CMOS processors. We designed this research prototype to develop VLSI ECL circuit techniques, a new style of CAD tools, high-performance chip interfaces, and advanced packaging techniques for high-power microprocessors.