Title :
The AT&T WE32200 design challenge
Author :
Huang, Victor K L ; Seery, James W. ; Wu, William S. ; Altabet, Saul K. ; Killian, Michael J. ; Aymeloglu, Simeon ; Gabara, Thaddeus J. ; Fisher, Aaron L. ; Hwang, Inseok S. ; Thompson, David W.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe the performance features of the 32-bit WE32200 microprocessor and the approach they used to meet the performance goals. They then discuss the following: functional partitioning; the expanded register set; the extended instruction set; operating system support; addressing modes; arbitrary byte alignment; dynamic bus sizing; circuits; and timing and analysis.<>
Keywords :
microprocessor chips; 32 bit; 32-bit; AT&T WE32200; addressing modes; arbitrary byte alignment; dynamic bus sizing; expanded register set; extended instruction set; functional partitioning; microprocessor; operating system support; performance features; timing; Arithmetic; Circuits; Clocks; Computer aided instruction; Decoding; Microprocessors; Multitasking; Operating systems; Programmable logic arrays; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
