NEC Electronics Announces Major OEM Design Wins for MR4401 Multichip Module

Strategic Insights -

NEC Electronics Inc. recently announced two major OEM design wins for the MR4401, a MIPSr reduced instruction set computing (RISC) multichip module that incorporates NEC's 200 megahertz (MHz) VR4400TM, one of the industry's highest performing microprocessors. The MR4401-200 has been designed into next-generation design verification engines currently under development by Zycad Corporation. This design win indicates the high demand for the MR4401-200's advanced processing capabilities and its ability to produce more efficient systems with greater processing power at lower cost to the end user.

Key Takeaways:

  • The MR4401-200 features a multiprocessor with an internal clock speed of 200 MHz for leading-edge processing.
  • The integration of 1 Megabyte (MB) of secondary cache directly onto the chip enables significant savings in overall system cost by reducing the number of components and the size of the system board.
  • The MR4401-200 has been designed into a powerful, next-generation computer-aided design (CAD) verification engine capable of concurrently verifying sophisticated semiconductor designs.
  • NEC's MR4401-200 multichip module accomplishes the goals of improving services while lowering costs in a single, tightly coupled solution.
  • The VR4400 processor includes advanced processing techniques such as superpipelining, a pipelined floating-point unit, and an on-chip translation lookaside buffer (TLB).
  • The MR4401-200 is ideal for applications where high-speed multiprocessing capabilities, secondary cache support, limited board space, and high price performance are key elements.

Statistics:

  • 200 MHz internal clock speed of the MR4401-200 multiprocessor.
  • 1 Megabyte (MB) of secondary cache integrated directly onto the chip.
  • 3.3 volt operating voltage of the VR4400-200 processor.
  • 64-bit MIPS RISC microprocessor architecture.
  • 0.35-micron CMOS process technology used in the MR4401-200.

Sources:

  • "NEC Electronics Announces Two Major OEM Design Wins for MR4401." Business Wire, 14 Nov. 1994.
  • "About NEC Electronics." Business Wire, 14 Nov. 1994.
  • "About Zycad." Business Wire, 14 Nov. 1994.