The Power PC 601 Microprocessor

  • Authors:
  • Michael K. Becker;Michael S. Allen;Charles R. Moore;John S. Muhich;David P. Tuttle

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Micro
  • Year:
  • 1993

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Abstract

The PowerPC 601 microprocessor, the first of a family of processors based on the PowerPC architecture, is described. The general-purpose processor contains a 32-Kb cache and a superscalar machine organization that allows dispatch and execution of up to three instructions each clock cycle. The bus interface and storage control mechanisms can be configured for a wide range of system designs, from low-cost desktop personal computers to high-performance multi-processor systems. The PowerPC architecture, machine organization, chip packaging technology, and performance are discussed.