Title :
Architecture and design methodology of a 32-bit microprocessor
Author :
Bozzetti, Fabio ; Silvan, Cristina
Author_Institution :
Bull H.N. Inf. Syst., Italia, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
The development of a 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessor with about 200000 transistors is described. The chip, called ALA, has been fabricated on a 1-μm double-layer metal CMOS technology and it runs at 10 MHz. The microprocessor includes a virtual memory management unit (VMMU) and three arithmetic logic units (ALUs): integer, floating point, and decimal. It was completed in 15 months by a team of ten designers, and required the development of a new design methodology
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; computer architecture; instruction sets; microprocessor chips; virtual storage; 1 micron; 10 MHz; 32 bit; 32-bit microprocessor; ALA; arithmetic logic units; complex ASIC; complex instruction set computer; computer architecture; design methodology; double-layer metal CMOS technology; virtual memory management unit; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Design automation; Design methodology; Libraries; Logic arrays; Memory management; Microprocessors; Operating systems;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '91. Advanced Computer Technology, Reliable Systems and Applications. 5th Annual European Computer Conference. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2141-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257460
