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PowerPC 440GP Embedded Processor

With speeds of up to 500 MHz and a rich peripheral mix, the PowerPC 440GP embedded processor offers exceptional performance, design flexibility, and robust features for demanding networking, storage and other embedded applications. Its high level of integration — including on-chip SRAM, low power dissipation and small footprint simplify board design and help reduce manufacturing costs.

Benefits • Delivers 400 MHz to 500 MHz per- The PowerPC 440 Core link speed of 10 or 100 Mbytes/s in full- or half- To enhance overall throughput, the PowerPC 440 duplex mode, and supports one MII, two RMII or formance (CPU) superscalar core incorporates a 7-stage pipeline two SMII ports. • State-of -the-art peripherals and executes up to two instructions per cycle. Its External Interface including DDR SDRAM and PCI-X large 32-Kbyte data cache and 32-Kbyte instruction cache are 64-way set-associative. To accommodate connectivity with other devices, • On-chip Ethernet for built-in Versatile configurations enhance performance the PowerPC 440GP offers a 32-bit bus supporting up to eight ROM, EPROM, SRAM, Flash, or slave networking tuning while optional parity protection preserves data integrity. For additional system performance, peripheral I/O devices. External bus mastering is • Performance-enhancing features the PowerPC 440 core includes dynamic branch also supported. including superscalar operation, prediction and 24 digital signal processing (DSP) Standard Peripherals large L1 caches, and high-speed bus instructions, as well as non-blocking caches that Functionality is further enhanced with a variety of can be managed in either write-through or write- technology on-chip peripherals. The PowerPC 440GP offers back mode. two serial ports (16750 compatible UART), support • Low power dissipation and small High Performance Bus Architecture for up to 32 general-purpose I/O (GPIO) and two form factor for high-density and The PowerPC 440GP processor is designed with Phillips IIC spec-compatible IIC controllers. A JTAG power-conscious applications three on-chip buses: a processor local bus (PLB), an interface is also provided for debugging purposes. on-chip peripheral bus (OPB), and a device control PowerPC Partners Ecosystem register bus (DCR). AMCC's embedded PowerPC processors are The processor core, memory controller, and PCI-X supported by an extensive ecosystem of products bridge connect through the high-bandwidth PLB. and services from a wide range of leading With separate read and write data buses, the PLB suppliers. AMCC's PowerPC Partners program offers 4.2 Gbytes/s of peak on-chip bandwidth, includes industry-standard providers of: while its 36-bit address path offers 64 Gbytes of • Embedded operating systems memory addressability. To maximize on-chip resource utilization, the 440GP offers performance • Hardware and software development tools tuning thanks to its integrated PLB performance • Embedded software products and services monitor. Less demanding I/O devices are served by the 32-bit OPB. • Board-level products •System design services On-Chip Memory Interface The PowerPC 440GP is equipped with an on-chip • Technical training double data rate (DDR) SDRAM controller. This For full details of the products and services controller provides a 32- or 64-bit interface with available through the PowerPC Partners program, optional error checking and a 2.1-Gbyte/s peak or to browse support available for a specific data rate. It supports 64-, 128- and 256-Mbit DDR processor, visit: memory devices. http://www.amcc.com/Embedded/Partners PCI Interface AMCC also provides an evaluation kit for this With its PCI-X interface, the PowerPC 440GP PowerPC processor, including an optimized supports high-performance 32- or 64-bit PCI-X evaluation board as well as sample applications v1.0 devices at frequencies of up to 133 MHz. It and other software. also supports legacy 32- or 64-bit PCI v2.0 devices at speeds up to 66 MHz. Performance is further enhanced with multiple read and write buffers. For enhanced manageability and functionality, the 440GP can be booted from the PC bus memory. Ethernet Interface The PowerPC 440GP offers integrated communications capabilities with its on-chip Ethernet controller. This integrated controller offers SPECIFICATIONS

PowerPC 440GP

Features • Speed (frequency): 400 MHz to 500 MHz Specifications • Performance: 2.0 DMIPS/MHz (1,000 DMIPS @ 500 MHz peak) Technology •8-Kbyte on-chip SRAM • 0.18 µpm (0.11-µm Leff) CMOS • On-chip double data rate (DDR) SDRAM controller; 32-bit or 64-bit interface with optional ECC and 2.1-Gbyte/s peak data rate Performance (estimated) • Supports 64-,128-, and 256-Mbit DDR devices • 800 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS @ 400 MHz • PCI-X interface with multiple read prefetch and write post buffers; • 932 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS @ 466 MHz supports 32-bit or 64-bit PCI-X V1.0, at frequencies of up to 133 MHz and 32-bit or 64-bit PCI V2.0, at frequencies of up to 66 MHz • 1,000 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS @ 500 MHz • Ability to boot processor from PCI-X bus memory Frequency • External bus controller supporting 8-, 16- or 32-bit external data bus • CPU: 400 MHz to 500 MHz width and 32-bit address bus • Memory: • Support for up to eight ROM, EPROM, SRAM, Flash, or slave peripheral 32-bit width: 800 Mbytes/s (DDR200) to 1.1 Gbytes/s (DDR266) I/O devices; External masters can access internal devices 64-bit width: 1.6 Gbytes/s (DDR200) to 2.1 Gbytes/s (DDR266) • DMA controller with four independent channels and support for • PCI: 33 MHz to 66 MHz internal and external peripherals; supports memory-to-memory, peripheral-to-memory, and memory-to-peripheral transfers; 128-byte • PCI-X: 50 MHz to 133 MHz buffer with programmable thresholds; scatter/gather capability Typical Power Dissipation • On-chip 10/100 full- or half-duplex Ethernet; supports one MII, two • <4W @ 400 MHz (application dependent) RMII, or two SMII ports • Two serial port interfaces; one 9-pin and one 5-pin Case Temperature Range • Two IIC controllers, compliant with Phillips IIC spec • --40° to +85° C; extended temperature range (-40 to +105° C) available at 400 MHz • Up to 32 GPIO Power Supply • Up to 13 external interrupts • 1.8 V (logic), 2.5 V (SDRAM), 3.3 V (I/O) • General-purpose timers Signal I/Os • Support for JTAG board testing, JTAG debuggers, and 4xx instruction trace interface •404 • Available in plastic, ceramic, and reduced-lead ceramic (RoHS compli- Packaging ant) packages • 552-ball, 25 mm x 25 mm CBGA (with 1.0-mm pad pitch) For more information, please visit http://www.amcc.com. • 552-ball 25 mm x 25 mm FC-PBGA (with 1.0-mm pad pitch)

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