The first MAJC microprocessor: A dual CPU system-on-a-chip

The first implementation of MAJC architecture achieves high performance by using very long instruction word (VLIW), single instruction multiple data ( SIMD), and chip multiprocessing. The chip integrates two processors, a memo ry controller, two high-speed parallel I/O interfaces, and a PCI controller . The chip, fabricated in a 0.22-mum CMOS process with six layers of copper interconnect, contains 13 million transistors and operates at 500 MHz. It is packaged in a 624-pin ceramic column grid array using flip-chip assembly technology.