Title :
Microprocessor design innovations
Author :
Giuma, T.A. ; Warden, Sean C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper reviews new innovations in microprocessor design. Transistor technologies, clock speed, execution throughput, and other innovations such as parallel processing are discussed. The utilization of superscalar pipelines, powerful on-chip floating point units, and enhanced internal caches are illustrated from new design approaches in three next-generation processors: the Intel Pentium, the DEC 21064 "Alpha", and the Motorola MPC 601 "PowerPC".
Keywords :
cache storage; floating point arithmetic; microprocessor chips; parallel processing; pipeline processing; DEC 21064 Alpha; Intel Pentium; Motorola MPC 601 PowerPC; clock speed; design innovations; execution throughput; internal caches; microprocessor design; onchip floating point units; parallel processing; superscalar pipelines; transistor technologies; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Fabrication; Microprocessors; Pins; Pipeline processing; Technological innovation; Temperature; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Southcon/94. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9988-9
DOI :
10.1109/SOUTHC.1994.498155
