Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!cfa!ward
From: ward@cfa.harvard.EDU (Steve Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: CMOS m68k
Summary: THOMSON 16MHZ 68K MPU
Message-ID: <1022@cfa.cfa.harvard.EDU>
Date: 16 May 88 18:38:43 GMT
References: <889@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <7781@mcdchg.UUCP> <4092@mtgzz.UUCP>
Organization: Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics
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In article <4092@mtgzz.UUCP>, dam@mtgzz.UUCP (XMRN40000[kvm]-d.a.morano) writes:
> In article <7781@mcdchg.UUCP>, michael@mcdchg.UUCP (Michael Bodine) writes:
> > > I am interested in any information anybody may have concerning a low-power
> > > family of the 680xx.  I would rather not have to go with a CMOS 8086 ;-) 
> > Motorola Semiconductor has been selling the MC68HC000 for over a year now,
> > maybe two.  Data sheets should be available for the asking from any
> 
> SGS-Thomson has been selling a 16 MHz CMOS version of the 68000 fro
> some time now also.  As mentioned, I think that Motorola is also going 
> to have a 16 MHz version available but I do not know the introduction 
> schedule.

I have a Thomson data sheet for the 16MHZ part which describes it as a
specially processed NMOS part, NOT CMOS.  Of course, Thomson might also
have a CMOS part, but I do not think so.

Hitachi and Motorola make CMOS 68000 parts.  Both are available at
12.5MHZ.  I have recently seen Moto announce a 16MHZ version of this
MPU.  I don't know if Hitachi will have it, too.  I would guess that the
clock speed will increase to the 25MHZ speed range, eventually.

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