Microprocessors, Part 2
32 entries in the Microprocessors, Part 2 compendium.
National Semiconductor PACEFirst commercial single-chip 16-bit microprocessor, announced late 1974.NEC µPD768NEC's original single-chip 16-bit microprocessor, announced in 1978.NEC V20An 8088-compatible CPU with extended instructions and 8080 emulation.TMS9900Single-chip 16-bit microprocessor implementing TI-990 minicomputer architecture.TransputerA pioneering parallel microprocessor with integrated memory and serial links.U80601East German clone of the Intel 80286 microprocessor.WDC 65C81616-bit CPU for Apple IIGS and Super NES.Zilog Z280A 16-bit Z80 enhancement with MMU, cache, and multiprocessor support.Zilog Z800A 16-bit Z80-compatible microprocessor with on-chip cache and MMU.Zilog Z8000A 16-bit microprocessor without microcode, released in two address-bus variants.Motorola 56000A 24-bit fixed-point DSP family introduced in 1986.Zilog eZ80Updated Z80 with 24-bit addressing and three-stage pipeline.AMD Am2900032-bit RISC family with variable register windows and embedded focus.Apollo PRISMA VLIW CPU that briefly held the title of fastest microprocessor.Apple siliconApple's in-house ARM-based SoCs and SiPs for nearly all devices.ARM Cortex-M32-bit RISC cores for low-cost, energy-efficient embedded devices.ARM Cortex-RARM cores for hard real-time and safety-critical applications.ARM9ARM9 cores introduced a five-stage pipeline and Harvard architecture.ARM11ARMv6 32-bit RISC cores for demanding applications.Baikal CPURussian microprocessor line using MIPS, RISC-V, and ARM cores.Bellmac 32First 32-bit microprocessor to move 32 bits per clock cycle.Clipper architectureA 32-bit RISC-like architecture with macro instructions and limited market adoption.CVAXDEC's second-generation single-chip VAX microprocessor chipset.DEC V-11DEC's first VAX microprocessor design, second to ship.ELVEES MulticoreRussian series of 32-bit microprocessors with embedded DSP cores.EnCore ProcessorCompact 32-bit RISC family with high frequency and low energy.HP FOCUSFirst commercial single-chip fully 32-bit microprocessor.I486 OverDriveIntel's upgrade processors for 486-based personal computers.Ignite (microprocessor)A two-stack RISC microprocessor for embedded and virtual machine execution.I486SXA lower-cost i486 with its floating-point unit disabled.Intel 80386EXAn embedded 386 variant used in satellites and many commercial devices.Intel 80386SX32-bit x86 processor with virtual 8086 mode and on-chip MMU.
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