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IBM POWERPC 970MP Application Note

Manual is about: RISC Microprocessor

Summary of POWERPC 970MP

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    Ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor application note powerpc ® 970mp differences (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) version: 1.0 preliminary november 15, 2006 ®.

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary page 2 of 25 title_970fx-mp_differences.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 copyright and disclaimer © copyright international business machines corporation 2004, 2005, 2006 all rights reserved printe...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_toc.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 page 3 of 25 1. Abstract .............................................................................................................

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary page 4 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_toc.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006.

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_lof.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 page 5 of 25 figure 5-1. Dual cores sharing processor interface ......................................................................

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary page 6 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_lof.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006.

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_lot.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 page 7 of 25 table 3-1. Powerpc 970fx and 970mp processor version registers (pvr) .......................................... 9 tabl...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary page 8 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_lot.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006.

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 1. Abstract page 9 of 25 1. Abstract this preliminary application note describes the differences between the powerpc ® 970fx micro...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 4. General parameters page 10 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 4. General parameters table 4-1 provides a summary of the general parameters for the powerpc 9...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 11 of 25 scheme, with provisions for adjusting priorities when one core receives rep...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 12 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5.1.1 1mb l2 cache per core the 970mp l2 cache design doubles the cache arr...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 13 of 25 5.2 processor interconnect bus the 970mp design incorporates an enhanced pr...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 14 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 are transmitting ‘0’ bits. This process repeats itself until the 16 consecu...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 15 of 25 if the expected results are not observed, an error is flagged in the status...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 16 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 section 11.4 of the 970fx user’s manual are set to system dependent values ...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 17 of 25 5.3 powertuning 5.3.1 power modes the twelve power states associated with t...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 18 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 table 5-2 describes the twelve power mode states. 5.3.2 time base and decre...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 5. Design enhancements for powerpc 970mp page 19 of 25 the transition from quarter to full frequency is handled in two stages. Fir...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 7. Timings page 20 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 6. System design information the 970mpsupports a 24:1 bus ratio for test purposes instead of the 16:1 bus...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 8. Package page 21 of 25 8.1.2 capacitor position the 970mp capacitors are rotated 90 degrees compared to the 970fx capacitor layo...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 8. Package page 22 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 8.3 powerpc 970mp microprocessor package dimensions ibm offers the 970mp in a ceramic ball grid array, cb...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 8. Package page 23 of 25 figure 8-1. Powerpc 970mp mechanical package (side and top view) legend datum a is the center plane of fe...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor preliminary 8. Package page 24 of 25 appnote_970fx-mp_differences_body.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 figure 8-2. Powerpc 970mp bottom surface of cbga package (bottom view) legend datum a is the center plane...

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    Application note (includes differences for 970fx to 970mp) preliminary ibm powerpc ® 970mp risc microprocessor rev_log.Fm.1.0 november 15, 2006 revision log page 25 of 25 revision log revision modification november 15, 2006 version 1.0 initial preliminary version..