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Godson 2
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Godson 2
Developer Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Loongson
Manufacturer STMicroelectronics, SMICS
Type Microprocessors
Introduction 2003 (announced)
October 17, 2003 (launch)
Architecture 64-bit MIPS processors
ISA MIPS64
µarch GS464
Word size 64 bit
8 octets
16 nibbles
Process 180 nm
0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm
, 130 nm
0.13 μm
1.3e-4 mm
, 90 nm
0.09 μm
9.0e-5 mm
, 65 nm
0.065 μm
6.5e-5 mm
Technology CMOS
Clock 250 MHz-1,000 MHz
Succession
Godson 1 Godson 3

Godson 2 (龍芯2) is a family of 64-bit MIPS performance desktop processors developed by the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICT) in 2003. The Godson 2 processors are now developed by Loongson Technology (which was co-founded by ICT) and sold as low-power embedded and desktop processors. The Godson 2 is famous for being the first Chinese developed 64-bit microprocessors as well as the first Chinese processors to break the gigahertz frequency.

Overview

Main article: GS464 µarch

The Godson 2 microprocessors are designed as a general purpose 64-bit that implements a MIPS64-like instruction set (Note that at the time ICT was not a MIPS licensee). Many improvements were done in Godson over its predecessor such as a wider pipeline capable of fetching and decoding four times as many instructions per cycle.

Initial Godson 2 models were fabricated on a 6-metal 0.18 µm process CMOS technology using automatic placing and routing. Later models enjoyed a series of process shrinks. The Godson 2 has integrated additional features over the years from just a CPU to an entire SoC incorporating a PCI/PCIX controller, memory controller, SPI/UART. Those processors utilized the a HyperTransport bus for the southbridge. Most recent models integrated much of the southbridge on-die as well including PCIe, SATA, and a USB controller as well as multimedia support (GPU, dual display, audio, and media decoders).

Godson 2 processors can be found in many low end laptops and embedded hardware manufactured by Lemote Technology.

Members

 List of Godson-2 Processors
ModelLaunchedProcessFrequencyL1$L2$Power
2A180 nm
0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm
250 MHz
0.25 GHz
250,000 kHz
64 KiB
65,536 B
0.0625 MiB
3 W
3,000 mW
0.00402 hp
0.003 kW
2B17 October 2003180 nm
0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm
300 MHz
0.3 GHz
300,000 kHz
64 KiB
65,536 B
0.0625 MiB
3 W
3,000 mW
0.00402 hp
0.003 kW
2B1March 2004180 nm
0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm
400 MHz
0.4 GHz
400,000 kHz
64 KiB
65,536 B
0.0625 MiB
4 W
4,000 mW
0.00536 hp
0.004 kW
2C28 September 2004180 nm
0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm
500 MHz
0.5 GHz
500,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
5 W
5,000 mW
0.00671 hp
0.005 kW
2D2006130 nm
0.13 μm
1.3e-4 mm
700 MHz
0.7 GHz
700,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
5 W
5,000 mW
0.00671 hp
0.005 kW
2D12006130 nm
0.13 μm
1.3e-4 mm
800 MHz
0.8 GHz
800,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
6 W
6,000 mW
0.00805 hp
0.006 kW
2E18 March 200690 nm
0.09 μm
9.0e-5 mm
1,000 MHz
1 GHz
1,000,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
512 KiB
0.5 MiB
524,288 B
4.882812e-4 GiB
7 W
7,000 mW
0.00939 hp
0.007 kW
2FJune 200890 nm
0.09 μm
9.0e-5 mm
800 MHz
0.8 GHz
800,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
512 KiB
0.5 MiB
524,288 B
4.882812e-4 GiB
5 W
5,000 mW
0.00671 hp
0.005 kW
2GNovember 201065 nm
0.065 μm
6.5e-5 mm
1,000 MHz
1 GHz
1,000,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
1,024 KiB
1 MiB
1,048,576 B
9.765625e-4 GiB
3 W
3,000 mW
0.00402 hp
0.003 kW
2HMarch 201165 nm
0.065 μm
6.5e-5 mm
1,000 MHz
1 GHz
1,000,000 kHz
128 KiB
131,072 B
0.125 MiB
512 KiB
0.5 MiB
524,288 B
4.882812e-4 GiB
10 W
10,000 mW
0.0134 hp
0.01 kW
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Facts about "Godson 2 - Loongson"
designerInstitute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences + and Loongson +
first announced2003 +
first launchedOctober 17, 2003 +
full page nameloongson/godson 2 +
instance ofmicroprocessor family +
instruction set architectureMIPS64 +
main designerInstitute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences +
manufacturerSTMicroelectronics + and SMICS +
microarchitectureGS464 +
nameGodson 2 +
process180 nm (0.18 μm, 1.8e-4 mm) +, 130 nm (0.13 μm, 1.3e-4 mm) +, 90 nm (0.09 μm, 9.0e-5 mm) + and 65 nm (0.065 μm, 6.5e-5 mm) +
technologyCMOS +
word size64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +