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The '''AMD Am2900''' is a [[microprocessor family|family]] of [[4-bit architecture|4-bit]] [[bit-slice microprocessor|bit-slice]] chips designed by [[Advanced Micro Devices]] and introduced to the market in August [[1975]]. Each component represents an individual unit in a microprocessor. Designed to be flexible and expandable, those chips were capable of emulating a large number of existing systems. Made in bipolar technology allowed for higher speeds (1-20Mhz, later up to 32). Its flexibility, higher speed, unusually large amount of 2nd sources, and good marketing allowed AMD to dominate the [[bit-slice microprocessor|bit-slice]] market. To date, the Am2900 family is used as the de facto baseline for bit-slice design.
 
The '''AMD Am2900''' is a [[microprocessor family|family]] of [[4-bit architecture|4-bit]] [[bit-slice microprocessor|bit-slice]] chips designed by [[Advanced Micro Devices]] and introduced to the market in August [[1975]]. Each component represents an individual unit in a microprocessor. Designed to be flexible and expandable, those chips were capable of emulating a large number of existing systems. Made in bipolar technology allowed for higher speeds (1-20Mhz, later up to 32). Its flexibility, higher speed, unusually large amount of 2nd sources, and good marketing allowed AMD to dominate the [[bit-slice microprocessor|bit-slice]] market. To date, the Am2900 family is used as the de facto baseline for bit-slice design.
  
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The family includes two {{arch|4}} [[ALU]]s - ''2901'' and a ''2903''. The {{amd|AM2901}}/{{amd|AM2901A|A}} was the original chip designed, supporting 8 different basic operations. The {{amd|AM2903}}/{{amd|AM2903A|A}} was an enhanced version designed a bit later which included 7 additional operations. The slices can be stacked to produce 8, 12, or 16 data paths and memory addresses for use in larger programs.
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The family includes two [[4-bit architecture|4-bit]] [[ALU]]s - ''2901'' and a ''2903''. The {{amd|AM2901}}/{{amd|AM2901A|A}} was the original chip designed, supporting 8 different basic operations. The {{amd|AM2903}}/{{amd|AM2903A|A}} was an enhanced version designed a bit later which included 7 additional operations. The slices can be stacked to produce 8, 12, or 16 data paths and memory addresses for use in larger programs.
 
 
 
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* [[:File:The Am2900 Family Data Book With Related Support Circuits (1979).pdf|The Am2900 Family Data Book With Related Support Circuits (1979)]]
  
  
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Revision as of 01:59, 5 June 2016

AMD Am2900
Ic-photo-AMD--AM2903ADCB-(AM2900).png
Am2903 Enhanced ALU
Developer AMD
Manufacturer AMD
Type microprocessors
Production 1975-1998
Architecture 4-bit bit-slice
Word size 4 bit
0.5 octets
1 nibbles
Technology Bipolar
Clock 1 MHz-31 MHz
Package DIP40, DIP42

The AMD Am2900 is a family of 4-bit bit-slice chips designed by Advanced Micro Devices and introduced to the market in August 1975. Each component represents an individual unit in a microprocessor. Designed to be flexible and expandable, those chips were capable of emulating a large number of existing systems. Made in bipolar technology allowed for higher speeds (1-20Mhz, later up to 32). Its flexibility, higher speed, unusually large amount of 2nd sources, and good marketing allowed AMD to dominate the bit-slice market. To date, the Am2900 family is used as the de facto baseline for bit-slice design.

Design

The family includes two 4-bit ALUs - 2901 and a 2903. The AM2901/A was the original chip designed, supporting 8 different basic operations. The AM2903/A was an enhanced version designed a bit later which included 7 additional operations. The slices can be stacked to produce 8, 12, or 16 data paths and memory addresses for use in larger programs.

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2nd sources

The Am2900 had a large number of 2nd sources:

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Motorola
Thomson-CSF
Raytheon
National
Fairchild
Signetics
NEC
OKI
Cypress
Vitesse
Elektronika

Members

Family Members
Part Description
AM2901
AM2901A
AM2901B
4-bit ALU
AM2902 Carry-lookahead generator
AM2903
AM2903A
4-bit ALU, Enhanced version of the 2901
AM2904 Status and shift control unit
AM2905 Quad 2-input bus transceiver
AM2906 Quad 2-input bus transceiver with parity
AM2907
AM2908
Quad bus transceiver with interface logic
AM2909
AM2909A
AM2911
4-bit-slice address sequencer
AM2910 12-bit address sequencer
AM2912 Quad bus transceiver
AM2913 Priority interrupt expander
AM2914 Priority interrupt controller
AM2915
AM2916
AM2917
Quad 3-state bus transceiver
AM2918
AM29LS18
Quad D register
AM2919 Quad register
AM2920 Octal D flip-flip register
AM2921 1-to-8 decoder
AM2922
AM2923
8-input MUX
AM2924 3-to-8 decoder
AM2925 Clock generator
AM2926
AM2929
3-state quad bus driver
AM2927
AM2928
Quad 3-state Bus Transceiver
AM2930 Program control unit
AM2932 Program control unit for push/pop stack
AM2940 DMA Address generator
AM2940 Timer/Counter/DMA Address generator
AM2946
AM2947
AM2948
AM2949
Octal 3-state bidirectional bus transceiver
AM2950
AM2951
Bidirectional I/O Port
AM2954
AM2955
Octal registers
AM2956
AM2957
Octal latches
AM2958
AM2959
Octal buffer
AM2960 16-bit error detection and correction unit
AM2961
AM2962
4-bit error correction bus buffer
AM2964 Dynamic memory controller
AM2965
AM2966
Octal dynamic memory driver

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