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MicroSPARC

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Produced
  
From 1992 to 1994

Max. CPU clock rate
  
40 MHz to 125 MHz

Cores
  
1

Designed by
  
Sun Microsystems

Instruction set
  
SPARC V8

MicroSPARC

The microSPARC (code-named "Tsunami") is a microprocessor implementing the SPARC V8 instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Sun Microsystems. It was 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 contained 800,000 transistors.

There were two derivatives of the microSPARC: the microSPARC-II and microSPARC-IIep. The microSPARC-IIep was a 100 MHz microSPARC-II with an integrated PCI controller for embedded systems. It was developed and fabricated by LSI Logic for Sun. The microprocessor was used by Sun in their JavaStation Network Computer.

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    MicroSPARC Wikipedia