W90N740CD

General Description

The W90210F Embedded Controller is part of Winbond¢s W90K Embedded processor family. The processor is a high-performance, highly integrated 32-bit processor intended for a wide range of embedded applications, such as set-top box, web browser, X-terminal, and visual/data communication devices..

Features

Main features of the W90210F
• PA-RISC architecture
PA-RISC 1.1 third edition instruction set
PA-RISC level zero implementation
Support PA-RISC Multimedia Extension 1.0 instruction set
W90K binary compatible for user software
• High-performance implementation
Five-stage pipeline
Precise, efficient handling of pipeline stalls and exceptions
Delayed branch with static branch prediction
Forward: not taken
Backward: taken
One-cycle stall when prediction is wrong
HIT under miss
Both load and store can be queued when miss
Load/store single cycle execution after previous miss
• On-chip cache memory
Internal I-cache: Direct mapped, 4 KB cache (256 entries, four words/entry)
Wrap around fetching when cache miss
Cache freeze capability
Internal D-cache: 2-way set associative, 2 KB cache (2 ´64 entries, four words/entry)
Write-back cache with write buffer
Write-through option
New line send to CPU before dirty line write back
• Enhanced debug capability
Debug SFU supports both instruction breakpoints and data breakpoints
• High on-chip integration and simple I/O interface
486-like bus interface for CPU core
Memory controller to support four banks of DRAM and ROM/FLASH ROM
2-channel 8-bit DMA controller
PCI bridge
Two Serial ports with FIFO
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
Two 24-bit timer/counters
• Power Down mode
Provide power down mode for power saving operation