Strong embedded-RISC lineup meets cost, integration needs. (reduced-instruction-set computer processors) (buyers guide)

EDN, June, 1990 by Leibowitz, Michael R.

Strong embedded-RISC lineup meets cost, integration needs Designers searching for a reduced-instruction-set-computing (RISC) processor to power an embedded-control application have never had such a bountiful selection. There are more architectures and versions than ever before, the prices are lower, and the latest designs integrate onto the silicon precisely the types of functions that cut embedded systems cost dramatically.

The goal of all the embedded RISC processors is the same: Deliver the most system-level performance at the absolute lowest cost. Unlike Unix workstations, in which performance is everything, in embedded applications price is the driver. "We cannot design a part that is strictly performance for performance sake," says Alan Steinberg,...

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