PowerQUICC
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PowerQUICC is the name for several Power Architecture based microcontrollers from Freescale Semiconductor. They are built around one or more PowerPC cores and the QUICC Engine which is a separate RISC core specialized in such tasks such as I/O, communications, ATM, security acceleration, networking and USB. Many components are System-on-a-chip designs tailor made for embedded applications.
PowerQUICC processors are used in networking, automotive, industrial, storage, printing and consumer applications.
Freescale also manufactures QUICC microcontrollers based on the older 68k technology.
There are four distinct lines of processors, mainly based on processing power.
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[edit] PowerQUICC I
- MPC8xx
[edit] PowerQUICC II
PowerQUICC II is the direct descendant of PowerPC 603e and the core also goes under the name 603e or G2. The processors still have 16/16 kB instruction/data L1 caches, and are reaching frequencies up to 450 MHz. These communications processors are used in applications like VoIP systems, telecom switches, cellular base stations and DSLAMs. The PowerQUICC II family of processors are phased out for in favour for the more powerful PowerQUICC II Pro line. There's no plans for further development of this core.
MPC82xx – All PowerQUICC II processors share this common naming scheme.
[edit] PowerQUICC II Pro
Based on the e300 core, an enhanced PowerPC 603e core, with 32/32 kB instruction/data L1 caches. PowerQUICC II Pro is used as networking processors for routers, switches, printers, network-attached storage, wireless access points and DSLAMs PowerQUICC II Pro processors reaches 677 MHz, and can include a multitude of embedded technologies like USB, PCI, Ethernet and security devices.
MPC83xx – All PowerQUICC II Pro processors share this common naming scheme. A trailing "E" signifies that the processors have a built in encryption module.
- MPC8343E - used in the "Killer NIC" network card.
- MPC8347E
- MPC8349E
- MPC8358E
- MPC8360E
[edit] PowerQUICC III
MPC85xx
e500
[edit] Future
e600 and e700 with integrated QUICC engine.
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| List of Motorola/Freescale microprocessors | |
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| The 6800 family : | 6809 (see also: Hitachi 6309) |
| 68000 family : | 68000 | 68008 | 68010 | 68012 | 68020 | 68030 | 68040 | 68060 | ColdFire | DragonBall |
| Low-cost variants: | 68EC000 | 68EC020 | 68EC030 | 68EC040 | 68LC040 |
| Pre-PowerPC RISC : | 88000 |
| Floating-point coprocessors : | 68881, 68882 |
| PowerPC family : | PPC 75x ("PowerPC G3") | PPC 74xx ("PowerPC G4") | PowerQUICC |
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