AMD Extends E86 Family with Elan SC400.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1996--AMD today announced the Elan SC400, a highly integrated single-chip Systems in Silicon microcontroller that combines high performance with low power and PC/AT See AT. compatibility. The processor is ideally suited for the emerging generation of ultra-small point of sale, data collection, internet browser See Web browser. , mobile terminal and smart phone mobile devices. Based on AMD's proven low-voltage Am486 microprocessor core, the ElanSC400 microcontroller integrates virtually all of the peripheral logic required for a PC/AT compatible system onto a single chip. The processor supports DOS, Windows and x86 compatible Refers to a computer system that is compatible with Intel's x86 CPU family. All operating systems and applications that run on Intel x86 systems (Core and Pentium CPUs) run exactly the same on an x86-compatible computer. For example, AMD is a large supplier of x86-compatible CPUs. real-time operating systems. "Our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. increasingly smaller, yet more powerful portable computing devices," said Satoaki Kato, Division Manager of the Information Systems Engineering Division at Seiko Instruments Seiko Instruments Inc. (セイコーインスツル株式会社 , Inc. "The ElanSC400 will enable us to cost effectively develop and manufacture our next generation products." The ElanSC400 microcontroller features an integrated power management unit (PMU PMU Project Management Unit PMU Power Management Unit Pmu Pasteurella multocida PMU Pregnant Mare Urine (aka premarin) PMU Pick Me Up PMU Purdue Memorial Union (Purdue University) ), five phase lock loops which generate all system clocks from a 32-Khz watch crystal, and fully static design for maximum battery life. In addition to power management, PC/AT and LCD graphics control features, the microcontroller integrates a number of common peripherals useful for mobile applications. These features include a serial port, parallel port, real-time clock (RTC See real time clock. ), a dual PC card controller, and a matrix keyboard controller. An IrDA (Integrated Infrared) feature supports high-speed wireless communications. All features comply with industry standards. "Our products require targeted silicon, without the expense and space penalty of numerous peripheral devices," said Arvin Danielson, Chief Technical Officer at Norand, Inc. "AMD's ElanSC400 gives me the mobile communications peripherals I need to quickly and cost effectively engineer premier mobile systems." AMD's new Systems in Silicon design methodology enables the quick addition or deletion of peripherals around an x86 core for increased flexibility and faster response to the needs of the marketplace. Through this approach AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. delivers targeted silicon that can greatly reduce customers time to market in specific communications, mobile and office automation applications. AMD's E86 family of x86 compatible embedded processors and controllers leverage industry-wide familiarity with x86 code and the broad availability of mature design tools to provide a significant time to market advantage over competing architectures. Because of the long life cycles required by embedded designers, AMD is committed to long-term product availability and support. Price/Availability Engineering samples of the ElanSC400 microcontroller are available now. Contact your local AMD sales office to schedule an evaluation board-based demonstration. The ElanSC400 is available in a 33-MHz version priced at $39 per unit, and a 66-MHz version priced at $44 per unit, both in quantities of 25K. The microcontroller will ship in a 292-ball grid array (BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. ) package. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. A Fortune 500 company, AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969, AMD is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has sales and manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company had revenues of $2.5 billion in 1995 (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD). -0- WORLD WIDE WEB: Press announcements and other information about AMD are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. Type http://www.amd.com at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. prompt. Note to Editors: Readers may obtain additional information by calling 800/222-9323 or 408/749-5703. Elan and Systems in Silicon are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Advanced Micro Devices John Wilkinson, 512/602-2292 john.wilkinson@amd.com |
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