DocumentCode
896877
Title
MicroVAX 32, a 32 bit microprocessor
Author
Supnick, R.M.
Volume
19
Issue
5
fYear
1984
fDate
10/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
675
Lastpage
681
Abstract
The MicroVAX 32, a single-chip, 32-bit microprocessor, is described. Implemented in 3-μm (drawn) dual aluminium NMOS, the MicroVAX 32 features a VAX compatible programming architecture and instruction set, and on-chip demand paged virtual memory management. Its key innovations are a repartitioning of the VAX architecture, which optimizes chip size without degrading performance, and a simplified hardware architecture with similar benefits. The chip contains 125000 transistor sites, is 8.7×8.6 mm in size, and dissipates 3 W of power worst-case.
Keywords
Computer architecture; Microprocessor chips; computer architecture; microprocessor chips; Aluminum; Computer architecture; Degradation; Hardware; MOS devices; Memory management; Microprocessors; Operating systems; Technological innovation; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9200
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSSC.1984.1052207
Filename
1052207
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