(Microprocessor)/peripheral-function building blocks speed system-design tasks. (LSI Logic Corp.'s Coreware library of microprocessor and peripheral functions for design of application-specific integrated circuits) (EDN-Processor Update)

EDN, February, 1992 by Markowitz, Michael C.

Having a library of microprocessors and peripheral functions allows you to design complex ASICs quickly, much as you'd build a breadboard. The Coreware library contains three groups of building blocks: 16- and 32-bit microprocessors, floating-point processors, and peripheral functions.

Several Asic-vendor libraries contain 4-, 8-, and 16-bit microprocessor cores. One ASIC vendor, VLSI Technology, offers a core of its Acorn 32-bit RISC (reducedinstruction-set-computer) processor. LSI Logic's Coreware library offers familiar 32-bit RISC cores that allow you to customize designs by tailoring the cache or peripherals to meet your application's special needs. These building blocks are high-speed, standard components with existing software bases and large...

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