For Release
July 27, 1998
Motorola's Newest PowerPC 750 Microprocessor Advances to
366 MHz and Reduces Power Consumption
Low 1.9 volt design is ideal for
embedded, mobile and desktop applications
AUSTIN, Texas -- July 27, 1998 -- Continuing to expand its portfolio of
high-performance PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, Motorola announced today the
availability of 366-, 333- and 300 MHz PowerPC 750(tm) microprocessors
operating at a new, low voltage.
The 366- and 333 MHz frequencies are new performance marks for the PowerPC 750
microprocessor. All three of these new 1.9 volt versions also reduce power
consumption by more than half when compared to existing PowerPC 750
microprocessors at the same clock speed. This industry-leading combination of
high performance and low power dissipation is ideal for a wide range of
products and applications from networking and telecommunications to desktop
and mobile computing.
Benefits to Customers
Digital data has quickly become the prime driver and enabler of the
extraordinary growth of information traffic worldwide. In providing a new
class of products and applications to support this growth, vendors must offer
higher computational capabilities and, at the same time, meet customers' low
power and low heat requirements. The new, low-voltage PowerPC 750
microprocessors provide this combination of top-end performance without power
penalty.
Motorola has boosted the top clock speed of its PowerPC 750 microprocessor
product line by more than 20 percent while also reducing power consumption.
Using Motorola's advanced manufacturing process technology, the internal
voltage was reduced from 2.6 volts to 1.9 volts. As a result, the new 1.9
volt 300 MHz PowerPC 750 microprocessor's typical power consumption of 3.4
watts is less than half of the 7.0 watts of the 2.6 volt version.
"Motorola's advanced manufacturing capabilities are a powerful tool for
building high-performance, low-power microprocessors," said Will Swearingen,
PowerPC strategic marketing manager for Motorola's Networking and Computing
Systems Group. "The resulting combination of higher clock speeds and lower
power will enable Motorola's latest PowerPC 750 microprocessors to help
customers in multiple markets maximize system-level performance and value."
The new PowerPC 750 microprocessors at 366-, 333-, and 300 MHz are available
today in 360-pin CBGA (ceramic ball grid array) packaging. The suggested unit
list price at 366 MHz is $595 in quantities of 1,000. Operating at a 3.4 to
5.0 watt typical power dissipation range, the three new 1.9 volt PowerPC 750
microprocessors have 3.3v I/Os, a 32KB instruction cache, a 32KB data cache
and 6.35 million transistors. The 366 MHz version achieves an estimated
performance of 671 MIPS, and an estimated SPECint95 of 16.1, and SPECfp95 of
9.9. Motorola is also announcing immediate availability of its PowerPC 740
microprocessor at 300 MHz in the new lower voltage in 255-pin CBGA packaging.
As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor
Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA(tm) solutions which enable its
customers in the consumer, networking and computing, transportation, and
wireless communications markets, to create new business opportunities.
Motorola's semiconductor sales were $8.0 billion (US) in 1997.
In the global marketplace Motorola also is one of the leading providers of
wireless communications, advanced electronic systems, components and services.
Major equipment business include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging
and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and
space electronics and computers. Corporate sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion (US).
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