microSPARC

microSPARC

General information
Launched	1992
Discontinued	1994
Designed by	Sun Microsystems
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	40 MHz to 125 MHz
Architecture and classification
Instruction set	SPARC V8
Physical specifications
Cores	1

The microSPARC (code-named Tsunami) is a discontinued microprocessor implementing the SPARC V8 instruction set architecture (ISA), developed by Sun Microsystems. It is a low-end microprocessor intended for low-end workstations and embedded systems. The microprocessor was developed by Sun, but the floating-point unit (FPU) was licensed from Meiko Scientific. It contains 800,000 transistors. It was used in the SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX among others. There are two variants of the microSPARC-II (code-named Swift): the microSPARC-II and microSPARC-IIep. The microSPARC-II is used in the SPARCstation 5. The microSPARC-IIep is a 100 MHz microSPARC-II with an integrated PCI controller for embedded systems. It was developed and fabricated by LSI Logic for Sun, and used in their JavaStation Network Computer.

Name (codename)	Model	Frequency (MHz)	Arch. version	Year	Total threads	Process (μm)	Transistors (millions)	Die size (mm²)	IO Pins	Power (W)	Voltage (V)	L1 Dcache (k)	L1 Icache (k)	L2 Cache (k)	L3 Cache (k)
microSPARC I (Tsunami)	TI TMS390S10 / TMX390S10	40–50	V8	1992	1×1=1	0.8	0.8	225?	288	2.5	5	2	4	none	none
microSPARC II (Swift)	Fujitsu MB86904 / Sun STP1012	60–125	V8	1994	1×1=1	0.5	2.3	233	321	5	3.3	8	16	none	none

• Die photos
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  TI microSPARC I
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  Sun microSPARC II

References

• Sun Microsystems, Inc. (10 August 1992). "Highly Integrated SPARC Processor Implementation (Tsunami)". Hot Chips presentation.'