The IBM PowerPC 440GP is a high-performance, low-power embedded processor designed for advanced applications including RAID controllers, routers, switches, printers, and set-top boxes. This processor integrates a robust PowerPC 440 RISC core with a comprehensive set of on-chip peripherals and interfaces.
Key features include a 400 MHz core speed, 32KB instruction and data caches, a DDR SDRAM controller supporting up to 133MHz, and a PCI-X V1.0 interface. It also offers dual 10/100Mbps Ethernet interfaces, an 8KB on-chip SRAM, DMA support, multiple serial and IIC interfaces, General Purpose I/O (GPIO), and JTAG for debugging.
Built on IBM's CMOS SA-27E technology (0.18µm), the PowerPC 440GP is available in a 25mm, 552-ball CBGA package. It is engineered for efficient power management, consuming less than 4.0W typically and under 1.0W in sleep mode, with support for 3.3V I/O, 2.5V memory interface, and 1.8V core logic.
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