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| − | '''X704''' was a family of high-performance [[PowerPC]] [[microprocessor]]s announced by [[Exponential Technology]] in [[1996]]. At the time, these chips ran twice | + | '''X704''' (stylized as '''X<sup>704</sup>''') was a family of high-performance [[PowerPC]] [[microprocessor]]s announced by [[Exponential Technology]] in [[1996]]. At the time, these chips ran over twice the clock rate as [[Motorola]]'s and [[IBM]]'s (albeit not as fast in direct performance). Exponential took over 18 months to get their final product to market by which time most of their competitive advantage was lost. Exponential's chips were also caught in the crossfire between [[Apple]] and [[Macintosh clone]] manufacturers, which ultimately sealed their fate. |
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| + | == Overview == | ||
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| + | == Architecture == | ||
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| + | == Die Shot == | ||
| + | [[File:x704 floorplan.jpg|650px]] | ||
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| + | == Documents == | ||
| + | * C. A. Maier et al., "[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=641683&isnumber=13972 A 533-MHz BiCMOS superscalar RISC microprocessor]," in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1625-1634, Nov 1997. doi: 10.1109/4.641683 | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 29 June 2016
| X704 | |
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| 533MHz X704 Promotional Picture | |
| Developer | Exponential Technology |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi |
| Type | Microprocessors |
| Introduction | October 21, 1996 (announced) |
| ISA | PowerPC |
| µarch | X704 |
| Word size | 32 bit 4 octets
8 nibbles |
| Process | 500 nm 0.5 μm
5.0e-4 mm |
| Technology | BiCMOS, Bipolar |
| Clock | 400 MHz-533 MHz |
| Package | BGA-356 |
X704 (stylized as X704) was a family of high-performance PowerPC microprocessors announced by Exponential Technology in 1996. At the time, these chips ran over twice the clock rate as Motorola's and IBM's (albeit not as fast in direct performance). Exponential took over 18 months to get their final product to market by which time most of their competitive advantage was lost. Exponential's chips were also caught in the crossfire between Apple and Macintosh clone manufacturers, which ultimately sealed their fate.
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Die Shot
Documents
- C. A. Maier et al., "A 533-MHz BiCMOS superscalar RISC microprocessor," in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1625-1634, Nov 1997. doi: 10.1109/4.641683
Facts about "X704 - Exponential Technology"
| designer | Exponential Technology + |
| first announced | October 21, 1996 + |
| full page name | exponential technology/x704 + |
| instance of | microprocessor family + |
| instruction set architecture | PowerPC + |
| main designer | Exponential Technology + |
| manufacturer | Hitachi + |
| microarchitecture | X704 + |
| name | X704 + |
| package | CBGA-359 + |
| process | 500 nm (0.5 μm, 5.0e-4 mm) + |
| technology | BiCMOS + |
| word size | 32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + |