Freescale processors incorporate QUICC technology
Freescale Semiconductor
QorIQ P1012/P1021 processors
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced processors based on its QorIQ communications platform that also incorporate QUICC Engine multiprotocol technology.
The QorIQ P1012/P1021 range offers a high-performance, low-power migration path to all-IP environments for customers using legacy multiprotocol interfaces.
The processors deliver efficient multiprotocol processing by integrating the latest QUICC Engine technology alongside one or two 800MHz cores based on Power Architecture technology.
The combination of the QorIQ and QUICC Engine technologies enables the devices to provide data and control-plane processing, which eliminates the need for separate FPGAs or ASICs.
The products are pin compatible with existing QorIQ P1 and P2 products and software compatible with several Freescale PowerQUICC II Pro and PowerQUICC III processors, including the MPC8323, MPC8358, MPC8360 and MPC8569 devices.
The P1012 and P1021 processors can be paired with Freescale's Vortiqa application software to rapidly create performance-optimised SMB gateway products.
The processors support legacy interfaces and protocols such as T1/E1, xDSL, ATM, HDLC and 10/100/1000 Ethernet for applications including multiservice routers, SMB gateways and IP-PBX equipment.
The QUICC Engine technology also enables industrial interfaces and protocols, providing the flexibility to support additional applications with a common platform.
Based on 45nm process technology, the processors incorporate large, high-performance L2 cache memories and feature support for cost-effective and power-efficient DDR3 memory.
The devices also integrate SGMII, USB 2.0 and PCI Express interconnect technologies.
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