PowerPC 601
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The PowerPC 601 was the first generation of microprocessors to support a subset of the PowerPC instruction set. It was introduced at the same time as IBM POWER2 line of processors. Basically it was a simpified and thus cheaper version of the RISC Single Chip (RSC) processor, with support for PowerPC instructions not in the POWER instruction set added. The PowerPC 601 was jointly developed by IBM, Motorola and Apple Computer.
[edit] Parametrics
| Clock 50 MHz | 50 Mhz < ??? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 6.5 W | 3.6 V @ 50MHz | |
| Transistors | 2.8 million | ||
| Gate | ??? | ??? | |
| Gate oxide | ???? | ||
| Metal-layer | pitch | thickness | |
| M1 | ?? | ?? | |
| M2 | ?? | ?? | |
| M3 | ?? | ?? | |
| M4 | ?? | ?? | |
| Dielectric | ?? | ||
| Vdd | ?? | ?? | |
| Die Size | 10.95 mmX10.95 mm | ||
| Package | 304pin QuadFlatPack(QFP) | ||
| I/O | 184 Signals | ||
| Frequiency | SPECint92 | SPECfp92 | |
| 66 MHz | >60 | >70 |
[edit] References
- PowerPC 601 Microprocessor, an IBM white paper on the 601
- PowerPC on Apple: An Architectural History, Part I, Ars Technica discussion on PowerPC 601
