Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: PowerQUICC II processors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 18 October 2002
Comms processor enters the next
generation
The new generation of PowerQUICC II processors deliver higher performance and lower power, together with feature enhancements and a new package option.
Using Motorola's HiPerMOS7 0.13-micron process technology, the new generation of PowerQUICC II processors deliver higher performance and lower power, together with feature enhancements and a new package option "Motorola coined the term 'communications processor', and it continues to dominate that market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The very name 'PowerQUICC' stems from the integration of two processing cores to handle specific tasks - a PowerPC ISA-based core and Motorola's RISC-based CPM", stated Eric Mantion, Senior Analyst with In-Stat/MDR.
"Motorola's next generation PowerQUICC II family carries on this leading approach, providing a substantial performance increase while continuing to deliver a well-balanced solution to handle both low level communications and higher level tasks in one integrated device".
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