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"The MPC7448 processor, based on Freescale’s e600 PowerPC core, is expected to offer speeds from 600 MHz to 1.7 GHz with the system bus running up to 200 MHz. The MPC7448 is the first product in the MPC74xx family to use Freescale’s 90 nanometer (nm) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS process, which significantly increases clock and bus speeds with substantial power reductions. The cool MPC7448 offers GHz-class performance at less than 10 Watts"
"With its improved AltiVec throughput, 1MB L2 cache, and low-power characteristics"
"The HPC II platform is sampling now and is being demonstrated at Freescale Technology Forum through June 23. HPC II hardware design files are available today with general platform availability planned for October 2005."
"Compatibility: Dual Core PowerPC Processor and Beyond
The MPC7448 is a seamless step up in performance that demonstrates Freescale’s continued commitment to developing compatible high-performance PowerPC processors for the embedded market. It is also a stepping stone to the MPC8641D dual-core processor based on the same e600 PowerPC core.
The MPC7448 and MPC8641D share many architectural similarities that make them highly compatible, including support for asymmetric and symmetric multiprocessing, identical 32KB L1 cache and 1MB L2 cache, and identical AltiVec technology attributes and performance. The same customer application binary code can run on the MPC7448 and MPC8641D. Freescale’s high-performance PowerPC product roadmap will continue to see innovations in performance per watt and multi-processing architectures.
Availability, Pricing and Packaging
The MPC7448 has been sampling since February 2005 and is planned to be in full production in October 2005. The MPC7448 running at 1 GHz is offered at a suggested retail price of US$100 for 10K volume quantities. Please consult with a Freescale sales representative for pricing at other speeds and quantities. MPC7448 comes in two package options: HiCTE Land Grid Array (LGA) package and HiCTE ceramic Ball Grid Array (BGA) package – both of which are Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliant."
