Toshiba Develops High Performance Microprocessor
Core
-‘MeP-h1’is the World’s First 1GHz Configurable Processor-
Toshiba Corporation has announced that it has developed a new
high-end processor core, MeP-h1, the first configurable
microprocessor to achieve a 1GHz clock speed. The MeP-h1 is
based on Toshiba’s “Media embedded Processor” (MeP)
architecture for digital consumer and other high performance
SoCs. It gives designers the flexibility to customize processors at
the design stage, including the ability to change processor
configurations and add custom instructions to satisfy application
requirements.
The performance of the new core was boosted by increasing the
number of instruction execution pipeline stages to nine, from five in
Toshiba’s previous processor core. The new core is also optimized
for design of high-performance customized processors by
integration of a reorder buffer circuit that manages and shortens
waiting cycles for user extension instructions.
The present
implementation of the core was manufactured with 65nanometer
(nm) process technology, and that too contributed to achieving the
1GHz clock speed. The new configurable processor core is
designed with register transfer level description (RTL) and can be
manufactured with other process technology, including 90nm
technology.
Development background:
The market for digital equipment supporting images, audio and
communications is growing fast. However, the required
performance and type of data processing in system LSI differs by
application, and the overall volume of handled data is rapidly
increasing. As a result, there is growing demand for customizable
About Toshiba
Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems,
electronic components, consumer products and power systems. The
company’s integration of these wide-ranging capabilities assures its position
as an innovator in advanced components, products and systems. Toshiba has
more than 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US$53
billion (FY2003).
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is the European Headquarters for the
electronic components business of Toshiba Corporation, which is the world's
seven largest semiconductor vendor according to estimates by Dataquest.
Providing design, manufacturing, marketing and sales, TEE was formed in
1973 in Neuss, Germany. The company now has headquarters in Düsseldorf,
Germany and subsidiaries in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the
United Kingdom. Company president is Mr Shikama and the total number of
personnel in Europe is around 400.
Toshiba Electronics Europe offers one of the industry's broadest IC and
discrete product lines including high-end memory, microcontrollers, ASICs,
ASSPs and display products for automotive, multimedia, consumer, telecoms
and networking applications. The company also has a wide range of power
semiconductor solutions.
For more company information visit Toshiba's web site at
Contact details for publication:
Toshiba Electronics Europe, Hansaallee 181, D-40549 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 211 5296 0
Fax: +49 (0) 211 5296 79254
E-mail: [email protected]
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Contact details for editorial enquiries:
Angela Fehrenbach, Toshiba Electronics Europe
Tel: +49 (0) 211 5296 254
Mobile: +44 (0) 7712 791092
E-mail: [email protected].
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