RM7000

PMC-Sierra's RM7000 is a highly integrated symmetric superscalar microprocessor capable of issuing two instructions each processor cycle. It has two high-performance 64-bit integer units as well as a high-throughput, fully pipelined 64-bit floating point unit. To keep its multiple execution units running efficiently, the RM7000 integrates not only 16 KB 4-way set associative instruction and data caches but backs them up with an integrated 256 KB 4-way set associative secondary as well. For maximum efficiency, the data and secondary caches are write-back and non-blocking. An optional external tertiary cache provides high-performance capability even in applications having very large data sets.

A RM7000 Family compatible, operating system friendlymemory management unit with a 64/48- entry fully associative TLB and a high-performance 64-bit system interface supporting multiple outstanding reads with out-of-order return and hardware prioritized and vectored interrupts round out the main features of the processor.

The RM7000 is ideally suited for high-end embedded control applications such as internetworking, high-performance image manipulation, high-speed printing, and 3-D visualization. The RM7000 is also applicable to the low end workstation market where its balanced integer and floating-point performance and direct support for a large tertiary cache (up to 8 MB) provide outstanding price/performance.