November 2021
Intermediate to advanced
672 pages
25h 6m
English
This chapter provides an overview of the hardware, software, and interfacing features associated with three popular RISC microprocessors namely, the Intel 80960 SA/SB, the Motorola MC88100, and the PowerPC. Finally, the basic features of typical 64-bit RISC mircoprocessors are discussed.
RISC is an acronym for Reduced Instruction Set Computer. This type of microprocessor emphasizes simplicity and efficiency. RISC designs start with a necessary and sufficient instruction set. The purpose of using RISC architecture is to maximize speed by reducing clock cycles per instruction. Almost all computations can be obtained from a few simple operations. The goal ...
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