Template:mpu Am2045 (later renamed Am2045A) was Ambric's original flagship MPPA introduced in late 2006. This model was made of 45 Brics arranged as a grid of 5x9, making up a total of 360 32-bit RICS-like cores operating asynchronously at 1-333 MHz.

Architecture

Main article: Am2000 § Architecture

The Am2045 is made of 45 homogeneous 'Brics' laid out in a 5 by 9 grid to form 360 cores and 360 RAM units.

General layout:

• 45x Brics
  • 2x Computer Unit (CU)
    • 2x SRD 32-bit CPU
    • 2x RD 32-bit CPU
  • 2x RAM Unit (RU)
    • 4x 2 KB SRAM bank

Cache

The Am2045 contains 45 Brics, each with its own RAM Unit (RU) of 13 kB of SRAM for a total of 585 kB of SRAM.

Memory controller

Integrated Memory Controller
Type	DDR2-400
Controllers	2
Channels	1

Expansions

• PCIe
• JTAG
• 128x GPIO @ 100 MHz
• serial flash