2- / 4-bit Microprocessors


290x - family

Manufacturer AMD
Category 4-Bit Slice Processor
Introduction 1975
Max. clock
frequency
9.5 MHz
History Most widely used bit-slice processor.
Technology

4-bit slice ALU; device uses bipolar LSI technology;
designed as a high-speed cascadable element; used in a horizontal configurations to create computers that can handle very large chunks of data at a time;

Peripherals

2902: Look-Ahead Carry Generator
2904: Status and Shift Control Unit
2905: Quad Two-Input QC Bus Transceiver with Three-State Receiver
2906: Quad Two-Input QC Bus Transceiver with Parity
2907: Quad Bus Transceiver with Three-State Receiver and Parity
2909: Microprogram Sequencer
2910: Microprogram Controller
2911: Microprogram Sequencer
2912: Bus Transceiver
2913: Priority Interrupt Expander
2914: Priority Interrupt Encoder, Vectored
2915: Quad Three-State Bus Transceiver with Interface Logic
2916: Quad Three-State Bus Transceiver with Interface Logic
2917: Quad Three-State Bus Transceiver with Interface Logic
2918: Quad D Register with Standard and Three-State Outputs
2919: Macroprogram Sequencer / Quad D Flip-Flop with Two Output Ports
2920: Octal D-Type Flip-Flop, Three State
2921: One-of-Eight Decoder, with Polarity Control
2922: 8-Input Multiplexer, with control storage
2923: 8-Input Multiplexer, with control storage
2924: Decoder / Demultiplexer
2925: Clock Generator and Driver
2926: Quad Bus Driver / Receiver
2927: Bus Transceiver
2928: Bus Transceiver
2930: Program Control Unit
2932: Program Control Unit
2940: DMA Address Generator
2942: DMA Address Generator / Programmable Timer Counter
2946: Bus Transceiver
2947: Bus Transceiver
2948: Bus Transceiver
2949: Bus Transceiver
2950: 8-bit Parallel I/O Port
2951: 8-bit Parallel I/O Port
2954: Octal Register, Three State
2955: Octal Register, Three State
2956: Octal Latch, Three State
2957: Octal Latch, Three State
2958: Octal Buffer, Line Driver, Line Receiver
2959: Octal Buffer, Line Driver, Line Receiver
2960: Error Correction and Detection Circuit
2961: Error Correction Multiple Bus Buffer
2962: Error Correction Multiple Bus Buffer
2964: Dynamic Memory Controller
2965: Octal Memory Driver; Three State
2966: Octal Memory Driver; Three State
297xx: PROMs and RAMs


Examples






Package


Comment
AMD
AM2901DC
AMD
AM2901DC
AMD
AM2901DC
AMD
AM2903ADCB
40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP 48 pin CERDIP
- - - features hard- ware multiply


Examples





Package


Comment



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Package

Comments
 
Fairchild
F 29F01 DC
Motorola
MC2901LC
Nat.Sem.
IDM 2901 ADC
Raytheon
AM 2901 APC
40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP
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ST
TS2901BMC
USSR
M 1804 VU4
USSR
KM 1804 VS2
USSR
1804 VS2
40 pin CERDIP 40 pin CERDIP 48 pin CERDIP 48 pin QFP
military version level B 2901 clone 2903 clone 2903 clone

 

Second source Fairchild, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Raytheon, ST, USSR

                            Miscellaneous

                         DEC PDP 11/34 M8267

   
manufactured

12/04/78

Technology

DIGITAL DEC PDP 11/34 M 8267 5012435A Floating Point option with 16 chip AM 2901DC board UNIBUS