Freescale Extends its PowerQUICC(TM) III Processor Family.Built on Power Architecture[TM] Technology, the MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 8544E Offers High Performance, Low Power Consumption and a Variety of Advanced Interconnect Technologies NUREMBERG, Germany -- Seventh graph, last sentence of release dated Feb. 13, 2007 should read: Suggested resale pricing for the 1GHz MPC8544E processor starts at $90.71 (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) in 10K unit quantities. (sted Suggested 2007 resale pricing for the 1GHz MPC8544E processor starts at $70 (USD) in 10K unit quantities). The corrected release reads: FREESCALE EXTENDS ITS PowerQUICC[TM] III PROCESSOR FAMILY BUILT ON POWER ARCHITECTURE[TM] TECHNOLOGY, THE MPC8544E OFFERS HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW POWER CONSUMPTION AND A VARIETY OF ADVANCED INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES Freescale Semiconductor's communications processor families have defined and delivered innovation for more than fifteen years. Continuing this tradition is the MPC8544E, the newest member of the PowerQUICC[TM]III family. The MPC8544E is designed to address growing demand for advanced interconnect technologies and low power consumption in high performance applications. It incorporates SGMII SGMII Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface interfaces and three multi-lane PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. [R] ports. Additionally, the MPC8544E is one of the industry's lowest power-consumption system-on-chips (SoCs) to deliver gigabit performance. Consuming only 3.75 W typical core power at gigahertz operation, the MPC8544E greatly reduces the challenges of thermal management in fanless embedded applications. "Today's performance-driven embedded applications are constricted con·strict v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts v.tr. 1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. 2. To squeeze or compress. 3. by the competing requirements of extensive computation, high data throughput and ever-decreasing power budgets," said Jeff Timbs, marketing director for Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "The MPC8544E eases this dilemma and enables the creation of highly advanced equipment for a broad spectrum of applications." The MPC8544E is a highly flexible processor configurable for a wide range of applications that demand high general-purpose processing performance. It is well suited for network routers, industrial controllers, imaging systems, enterprise wireless access points and video surveillance/conferencing equipment. Key Features The MPC8544E processor offers a flexible SoC platform with an e500v2 core based on Power Architecture technology and a large 256KB L2 Cache (Level 2 cache) A memory bank built into the CPU chip, packaged within the same module or built on the motherboard. The L2 cache feeds the L1 cache, and its memory is slower than L1 memory. The L2 cache feeds the L1 cache, which feeds the processor. . The device provides a wide range of high speed connectivity including two integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet controllers with SGMII interfaces and three PCI Express ports. Hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and engines onboard the MPC8544E include Double Precision, Floating Point, Signal Processing See DSP. Engine, TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. Offload and Freescale's industry leading Security Acceleration Engine. It operates in extended industrial temperature ranges from -40 to 105 degrees Celsius. Proven Performance The MPC8544 is a derivative of the MPC8548, which performed extremely well in recently released benchmark tests relevant to a number of applications including networking, consumer and telecommunications. The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium[R] (EEMBC EEMBC EDN Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (Electronic Design News Magazine) ) has issued certified benchmark scores based on a series of tests conducted on the processor to help designers predict device core performance in a range of real-world applications. Detailed score reports are freely available on the EEMBC Web site at www.eembc.org. Pricing and Availability The MPC8544 without encryption and the MPC8544E with encryption are manufactured on Freescale's 90-nm process technology and offered in a 783-pin PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array package. Early samples of the MPC8544 and MPC8544E are planned to be available Q2 2007, and production availability is expected to begin in Q4 2007. Suggested resale pricing for the 1GHz MPC8544E processor starts at $90.71 (USD) in 10K unit quantities. Freescale is previewing the MPC8544 this week at the Embedded World Conference in Nuremberg, Germany. The MPC8544 demonstration platform is on display at the event in Hall 12, Booth #448. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2006 sales of $6.4 billion (USD). www.freescale.com Freescale[TM] and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The Power Architecture and Power.org word marks and the Power and Power.org logos and related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by Power.org. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. [c] Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2007. |
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